Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Radyr and Morganstown, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Radyr, Radyr and Morganstown, Cardiff, designated on 9 October 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 9 October 1996
- Locality
- Radyr
- Community
- Radyr and Morganstown
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.51697, -3.25810
- Cadw reference
- 17264
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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
Opposite Golf Clubhouse, in mature period gardens.
History
Dated 1928 on rainwater heads. By Percy Thomas, architect, of Cardiff. Built for Rupert Phillips; formerly known as Greenway.
Exterior
Large suburban house in late Arts-and-Crafts style. Two storeys plus attic in unusually deep and steeply-pitched hipped roof. Roughcast render, tiled roof, overhanging roughcast eaves, large part blue brick stacks to ends, smaller stack to ridge. Small-pane casement glazing with tiled sills. Roadside elevation has 3 hipped tile-hung dormers in the steeply-pitched roof which sweeps down to ends at still steeper pitch; 4-window range including to right a 2-storey splayed bay and to left a recessed ground floor garden loggia with tiled roof. Narrow E end has brick plinth and recessed round-arched Lutyensesque doorway, original door with elaborate strap-hinges; lantern and bell-pull to right; above doorway 3-light first floor window beneath hipped roof, to left roof sweeps down over ground floor window. At rear, 3 hipped dormers as front; asymmetrical glazing; to right (W) roof sweeps down over kitchen block. Large fire-escape.
Interior
Long staircase hall to rear retains oak staircase. Former study retains, to fireplace wall, oak panelling with bookcases, fireplace with Delft tiles. Dining room retains a low Tudor-arched fireplace with stone surround and herringbone brick back. Four-panelled doors.
Reason for designation
Listed as an accomplished well preserved suburban house by Percy Thomas, Wales' leading architect of the mid C20.
Nearby in the register
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of Christ ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Barn, cartshed and loft at Radyr FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cooking Mound East of Taff TerraceBurnt Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.