Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
25 Cathedral Road
Pontcanna, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 May 2002
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Pontcanna
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48316, -3.19118
- Cadw reference
- 26686
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
Part of the group of fine Victorian houses at the south end of Cathedral Road.
History
Part of the late C19 development of Cathedral Road by the Bute Estate building houses for the new class of successful businessmen in Cardiff. This is one of the earlier houses built c1880.
Interior
Interior not available at time of resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a special group of late Victorian houses together with the former synagogue. They are perhaps the best example of their type remaining in Cardiff.
Nearby in the register
- 23 Cathedral RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 27 Cathedral RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 21 Cathedral RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 29 Cathedral RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.