Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The King's Arms Public House
Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pentyrch, Cardiff, designated on 31 January 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Recreational
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2000
- Locality
- Pentyrch
- Community
- Pentyrch
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.52801, -3.29240
- Cadw reference
- 22827
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
In the centre of Pentyrch village on rising ground just NE of the church, slightly set back from road.
History
Probably C18. Interior suggests an original downhill house or inn unit with former stable/byre/hayloft at upper level built into hillside now incorporated into PH. Further extended in C20 on downhill side. Formerly named Cae Colman.
Exterior
Public house. Of rendered stone with painted surrounds, Welsh slate roof with end stack right. Long frontage has a 5-window range of 6/6 horned sashes with narrow stone sills, the two to right unit closer set at lower level; ground floor has casements of diminishing size as ground level rises; similarly the plinth; doorway into right unit has small gabled porch and boarded door. Building appears to retain original render and probably original roof structure.
Interior
Main small bar in right unit retains open fireplace with bake oven and timber lintel possibly resited, deep shelved recess to right, tall settle, some panelled reveals, ceiling with one cross beam and wide floorboards set on close set joists above; flag floor. Second fireplace with chamfered beam in adjacent room dated 1711. Long uphill range formerly divided.
Reason for designation
Included as a historic village inn retaining much of its original fabric in central village position; group value with church and lychgate.
Nearby in the register
- Lychgate at church of St CatwgReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St CatwgReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Penuel ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Horeb Presbyterian Church including attached hall to rightReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.