Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden Wall along the street front of Nos. 27 - 30 (consec)
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandaff, Cardiff, designated on 30 June 2003.
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
- 51.49558, -3.21975
- Cadw reference
- 81266
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
Running along the street frontage at the north-west corner of The Cathedral Green.and forming a part of the setting of all the listed buildings there.
History
Probably c1863, contemporary with Pendinas next door, and designed as part of the ensemble by Ewan Christian. It was the front garden wall of the Cathedral School which was founded in 1880 and was in the house until 1958 when it moved to its present premises (qv). The house, which previous to being the school had been known as Green Court, was demolished in c1985.
Exterior
Wall of multi-coloured local rubblestone, with a triangular coping, about 1.5m in height.
Reason for designation
Included for group value as a part of the setting for the other listed buildings on The Cathedral Green.
Nearby in the register
- Garden Wall of PendinasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llandaff War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- PendinasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall of The DeaneryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.