Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Animal Wall, and Gates near Clock Tower
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade I listed building in Castle, Cardiff, designated on 12 February 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade I
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 12 February 1952
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48112, -3.18302
- Cadw reference
- 21696
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
Between SW angle of Castle and West Lodge.
History
1887-88, and 1930. Animals to designs of Burges, by Thos Nicholls, and W Antill.
The wall originally stood in front of castle between the Clock tower and South gate and was moved to its present site circa 1930 when Duke St and Castle Street were improved. Six animals were added, by A Carrick, sculptor, of Edinburgh.
Exterior
Stone wall and gates. Realistic animals on alternate merlons of wall. To W of Clock Tower, iron gates flanked by wall with Lions holding heraldic shields.
To W of gates, the animals are apparently, Lynx, Lioness, Bear, Sea-lion, Apes, Wolf, Hyena, Vulture, Beaver, Leopard, Foxes, Anteater (snout defaced), Pelican.
Reason for designation
Important part of alterations made by Marquess of Bute and Burges to Cardiff Castle. Group value with Cardiff Castle and Lodge.
Nearby in the register
- Mile Post at NW End of Westgate StreetTransportunder 1 mi
- Cardiff CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Offices of Football Association of WalesCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 Womanby StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.