Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
116 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
- 51.48690, -3.19626
- Cadw reference
- 26695
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 in the centre 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. These were probably designed by E W M Corbett. This is one of the mid-period houses built c1885.
Interior
Interior not available at time of resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a special group of late Victorian houses in Cathedral Road. They are perhaps the best example of their type remaining in Cardiff.
Nearby in the register
- 114 Cathedral RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 112 Cathedral RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 110 Cathedral RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box on the east side of the central gardensCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.