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
23535
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/07/2000
Date of Amendment
20/07/2000
Name of Property
Circular garden seat at Faendre Hall
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Trowbridge
Town
Cardiff
Locality
St Mellons
Easting
324435
Northing
182078
Street Side
Location
Situated at the SE side of the house close to the drive and on the terrace which runs along the main garden (SW) frontage.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Style reminiscent of C18 summer houses/seats eg by Robert Bakewell in Derbyshire.
Exterior
Decorative garden seat/gazebo; an open circular structure comprising 6 columns with Corinthian-style capitals supporting a frieze on which rests a domed roof of wrought iron panels; the shafts each have a band of varied ornament including some Celtic-type interlace and very deep plinths also enriched with ornament; the plinths are joined by a curved bench additionally supported at mid-point by consoles facing each way; entrance is onto the south terrace. At the centre is a small circular table with bulbous stem, in bird-bath style.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusually interesting garden feature and for group value with the other listed items at Faendre especially the nearby house.
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