Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
7 Garden Suburbs
Crosskeys, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 December 1998
- Locality
- Pont-y-Waun Garden Suburb
- Community
- Crosskeys
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.63130, -3.12511
- Cadw reference
- 21019
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Terrace at the very N end of the Garden Suburbs.
History
Part of the Garden City Movement, Garden Suburbs Pont-y-Waun was begun c1918, built by Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co. for the officials of the Abercarn, Cwm Carn and Prince of Wales Collieries and was completed in 3 or 4 phases. The linear plan is composed of a single road with circus near the mid-point and the houses on the E side are set above the road while those to the W are below it. The architect is unknown although Edward Rosser has been suggested and links have also been made with Ebbw Vale and The Dingle garden villages; the variety of design probably indicates the work of several architects. First housing development in the Borough with an electricity supply and adequate drainage system.
Exterior
No leaded glazing to first floor but lights retained.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other neighbouring listed items in Garden Suburbs.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Garden SuburbsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Garden SuburbsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 Garden SuburbsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Garden SuburbsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.