Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Flight of Steps from Upper to Lower Terrace at Insole Court
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 June 2003
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49185, -3.22521
- Cadw reference
- 81263
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
On the south side of the house and part of the important group of estate buildings surrounding Insole Court.
History
Probably built in c1860 for J H Insole, the local colliery and shipping owner. Likely to be nearly contemporary with the first build of the house.
Exterior
Bath limestone ashlar. Double flight of steps descending two terraces from the house to the sunken lawn. Each flight with six steps with ramped sides and blocks at each corner. The top blocks are large enough to carry couchant terracotta lions.
Reason for designation
Included for group value as part of the garden and estate buildings of a significant Victorian mansion with a chequered history.
Nearby in the register
- Insole CourtInstitutionalunder 1 mi
- Terrace Wall in Garden to south of Insole CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Flight of Steps and Retaining Wall of East (Bowling Green) Terrace at Insole CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers and Wing Walls on main Carriage Drive at Insole CourtNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.