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.
Date of Designation
20/03/1996
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
Railings, Gates and Dwarf Wall to St John's Churchyard (S Section)
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Location
To N of Old Library, between Working Street and Trinity Street, enclosing churchyard gardens with early and mid C19 gravestones, and wooden pavilion with tiled roof. Separated from N churchyard by lane aligned on market
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
History
1890's, contemporary with additions to St John's Church, new Cardiff Market, extension of Central Library.and re-ordering of Hayes Island.
Exterior
A dwarf wall of grey rock-faced stone with moulded capstones supports wrought iron railings. Railings have leaf-finials, a band of quatrefoils above a band of open trefoils, and lower intermediate railings with arrow finials. Taller posts with fleur-de-lys finials. At corners with lane aligned on market, wrought iron piers with wrought-iron leaves and quatrefoils to panels. Gothic finials to corners, fleur-de lys to centre. Gate to lane in matching style.
Reason for designation
Listed as good example of railings which enclose an historically important open space and for group value with St John's Church and Churchyard Cross, Old Library, and Market.
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