Garden Wall of No. 1 The Twyn

St. Fagans, Cardiff, Wales

A Grade II listed building in St Fagans, Cardff, Cardiff, designated on 6 October 1977.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Garden Wall of No. 1 The Twyn, St. Fagans, Cardiff, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: No class recorded
Date of designation: 6 October 1977
Locality: St Fagans
Town: Cardff
Community: St. Fagans
Unitary authority: Cardiff
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.48562, -3.26997
Cadw reference: 82228

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Attached to the front elevation of No. 1.

History

Possibly contemporary with the house and thus late C18 or early C19, but this feature may well be a part of the C19 improvements (see History). The walls are shown in the photograph in the Museum of Welsh Life which is said to date from c1890.

Exterior

Small garden forecourt enclosed by stone rubble walls with stone capping about 1m in height.

Reason for designation

Included as a part of the important group of historic estate buildings at the centre of St. Fagans village.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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