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
21697
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/02/1952
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
West Lodge to Cardiff Castle, including attached Walls & Gateway
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
317837
Northing
176465
Street Side
N
Location
At S entrance to Bute Park.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
1860-63. By Alexander Roos, architect to Bute Estate.
Exterior
Two storey lodge in grey stone; Gothic; castellated, stone chimneys. Splayed oriel window over 2 Gothic windows; L return (inside park) has blocked Gothic doorway flanked by Gothic windows; on first floor, 2-light window flnked by single-light windows, all with hoodmoulds. To R of lodge, facing road, stone wall with pedestrian gateway. To W of lodge, castellated screen wall with braod gateway to Park, wooden gates; small pedestrian gateway with heraldic shield over. On W side of gateway, square turret, and length of stone wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Grade II* as Integral part of the development of Cardiff Castle and Bute Park in C19. Group value with Animal Wall and Castle.
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