Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pair of Obelisk Lamp Stands to SE of City Hall
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castle, Cardiff, designated on 30 April 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 30 April 1999
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48507, -3.17789
- Cadw reference
- 21669
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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
To right (SE) of front entrance of City Hall
History
Contemporary with City hall and intended as lamp stands.
Exterior
Portland stone. Two obelisks on pedestals. At base of obelisks, ironwork with Cardiff arms to front, and to sides, ships' prows with griffin and wyvern figureheads whose heads bear lamp stands.
Reason for designation
Elaborate lampstands. Group value with City Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Cardiff City HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Statue of Lord Ninian Edward Crichton StuartCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Pair of Obelisk Lamp Stands to SW of City HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Statue of David Lloyd GeorgeCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.