Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Signpost at junction with Fairwater Road
Fairwater, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Fairwater, Cardiff, designated on 18 July 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 18 July 2002
- Locality
- Fairwater
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Fairwater
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48970, -3.24047
- Cadw reference
- 26788
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (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 the centre of the Community on Fairwater Green.
History
Cast by Evans Foundry, Llandaff in 1909 (dated).
Exterior
Cast iron signpost. Fluted column on moulded base. Three arms with relief lettering : TO ST FAGANS : TO ELY : TO LLANDAFF. The column has a cast inscription : D EVANS EAGLE FOUNDRY LLANDAFF 1909.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare and well designed early C20 signpost, produced by a well-known local foundry.
Nearby in the register
- St David Lutheran ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Quarry House P HDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to rear at south-west end of The Quarry House P HDomesticunder 1 mi
- Railway Bridge carrying Pwllmelin RoadCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.