Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
13184
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
18/04/1973  
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
The Boot House at Grammar School  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan  
Community
Cowbridge with Llanblethian  
Town
 
Locality
Cowbridge  
Easting
299335  
Northing
174568  
Street Side
E  
Location
Built against the Town Wall or on line of the Town Wall, adjoining the South Gate which is to W.  

Description


Broad Class
Education  
Period
 

History
Said to have originated about 1730.  

Exterior
Two storey outbuilding with walls of stone rubble, colourwashed. Slate gabled roof. Doors and windows covered at time of inspection. On first floor of elevation to yard, (N) three small two-light casements with small panes and a sash window at right hand end. On ground floor, from left hand, two doors, small window; doorway with old double wood doors; door; two-light casement window with small panes.  

Interior
On ground floor, from left hand, two doors, second door leading into room with fireplace and old copper boiler; small window; doorway with old double wood doors; door; two-light casement window with small panes. Floor of stone cobbles to ground floor chambers. Floor of stone cobbles to ground floor chambers.  

Reason for designation
C18 building on important site with group value with Grammar School, South Gate and Town Walls.  

Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]



Export