Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate of Church of St. John the Baptist
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Radyr, Cardiff, Llandaff, designated on 19 May 1975.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Locality
- Radyr
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.50352, -3.24135
- Cadw reference
- 13782
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the south entrance to the Churchyard of Church of St. John the Baptist.
History
1899, designed by G E Halliday.
Exterior
Timber structure supported on low walls of Radyr stone; gabled roof, tile covered, with cruciform finial. Heavy wooden double gate of single span which swings on a central pivot; pulleys. Plaque on south-west side of lych gate which says ''THIS GATE WAS ERECTED BY FRANKLIN GEORGE EVANS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR GLAMORGAN & MONMOUTH OF LLWYNARTHAN CASTLETON, MONMOUTH FORMERLY OF TYNANT RADYR AND FOR 12 YEARS CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH AD 1899 G E HALLIDAY ARCHITECT ''.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the Church of St. John the Baptist.
Nearby in the register
- Churchyard Walls of Church of St. John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St. John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- FairwoodDomesticunder 1 mi
- Radyr ChainDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.