Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Dairy at Cwrt-yr-Ala
Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 25 April 2002
- Locality
- Michaelston-le-Pit
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.45048, -3.23146
- Cadw reference
- 26490
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
Standing on the N bank of the seventh pond in the valley SE of the main house.
History
Probably early C19. Known as The Dairy but apparently latterly used for keeping fowl. Shown on the Tithe Map of 1845.
Exterior
Small building in Gothick style standing on the pond edge. Of lime-plastered stone, limewashed formerly in ochre colours now in white; slate roof part artificial with wide boarded scalloped-edged eaves forming a canopy; stone plinth in the form of a step. All openings, which are recessed, are now blocked but comprise a centre right arched doorway, arched window to right, second arched doorway to left in stepped back bay and further arched window end left. Gable end to downstream side has a yellow brick boarded opening below a higher blocked opening. Extending downstream are low brick and stone sheds and pens.
Reason for designation
Listed as an interesting and unusual Gothick building relating to the important park landscape in particular the series of interlinking ponds. Group value with the house.
Nearby in the register
- Cwrt-yr-Ala HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Nos 1,2,3 Church CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lychgate at Church of St MichaelCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.