Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No. 2 White House
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 June 2003
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49517, -3.21813
- Cadw reference
- 81275
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 north-east side of The Cathedral Green and part of the important group of buildings surrounding it.
History
Late C18 in essence, but possibly containing older fabric, and altered post WWII, see above. John Speed indicates a building on the site in 1610.
Exterior
The left-hand house of a pair, see above. The left gable looking onto the lychgate has a c1920 lattice window with stone surround.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a largely C18 house and for its group value with the other listed buildings around The Cathedral Green.
Nearby in the register
- No. 1 White HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lychgate and attached wall descending to the CathedralReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall of Nos. 1 & 2 White HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Setts paving the Path leading from the Lychgate to the CathedralReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.