Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
13737
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/01/1966
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
University Of Wales Registry, including forecourt walls and Dragon posts
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
318075
Northing
176943
Street Side
W
Location
Between Police HQ Building, and Former Glamorgan County Hall.
Description
Broad Class
Education
Period
History
1903-1904. By H W Wills & Anderson. Extended to rear, 1933 by T Alwyn Lloyd, architect. Welsh dragons to posts at front by Goscombe John
Exterior
Portland Stone in classical style; small-pane glazing, sashes to main floor. Single storey plus basement and attic. Central (recessed) entrance block with coupled Ionic columns with segmental pediment with one window either side; cartouches at attic level. To either side of central block a wing of three bays; rectangular windows with moulded architraves; above cornice, attic has bull's eye windows. Basment has horizontal rustication and segmental headed windows. Flight of steps to centre entrance. Returns of 3 windows. To rear, 2-storey extension in rock-faced Pennant stone. Three bays of 3 windows (12-pane sash glazing); Portland stone architraves, cornices, pilasters.
In front of entrance, forecourt with, at each end, 3 small stone obelisks on ashlar plinths. To front of forecourt, row of 10 iron posts with dragon finials by Goscombe John.
Interior
Rear of entrance hall opened up with 2 Doric columns, and corridor curves round U-plan courtyard. Courtyard elevations as walls of extension; niche in end wall; steps down to garden.
Reason for designation
Attractive classical building, amongst earliest of buildings in Cathays Park.
Group value with other listed buildings in Cathays Park.
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