Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Circular garden seat at Faendre Hall
Trowbridge, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 20 July 2000
- Locality
- St Mellons
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Trowbridge
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.53253, -3.09078
- Cadw reference
- 23535
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated at the SE side of the house close to the drive and on the terrace which runs along the main garden (SW) frontage.
History
Style reminiscent of C18 summer houses/seats eg by Robert Bakewell in Derbyshire.
Exterior
Decorative garden seat/gazebo; an open circular structure comprising 6 columns with Corinthian-style capitals supporting a frieze on which rests a domed roof of wrought iron panels; the shafts each have a band of varied ornament including some Celtic-type interlace and very deep plinths also enriched with ornament; the plinths are joined by a curved bench additionally supported at mid-point by consoles facing each way; entrance is onto the south terrace. At the centre is a small circular table with bulbous stem, in bird-bath style.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusually interesting garden feature and for group value with the other listed items at Faendre especially the nearby house.
Nearby in the register
- Faendre HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Stable Block at Faendre HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Entrance Gateway at Faendre HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lodge at Faendre HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.