Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden Terrace at St John's College (formerly Ty-to-Maen)
Old St. Mellons, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Mellons, Cardiff, Old St. Mellons, designated on 31 August 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 31 August 2000
- Locality
- St Mellons
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Old St. Mellons
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.52801, -3.11061
- Cadw reference
- 23962
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
In front of the main frontage and incorporating steps to the lawn at lower level.
History
Probably contemporary with house built 1885.
Exterior
Terrace of snecked rock-faced sandstone in grey and red, decoratively used, with ashlar dressings. It comprises a stepped retaining wall with saddleback coping extending either side of a canted bay which has a parapet of pierced masonry in quatrefoils and overhanging coping. At the end of each section of wall is a pier with wide moulded caps; a pair of piers flanks each flight of steps descending to the lawn parallel with the wall .
Reason for designation
Included as an eye-catching element in the house setting, for group value with the house and former stables.
Nearby in the register
- St John's College (formerly Ty-to-Maen)Health and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Former Stables at St John's College (formerlyTy-to-Maen)Educationunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to St Mellons ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bluebell Inn PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.