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
25/01/1966
Date of Amendment
30/06/2003
Name of Property
Apartments 1-3 St. Michael's College
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Location
Within St. Michael's College and a part of the quadrangular group.
History
Built c1920 and designed by F R Kempson. This range survived WWII undamaged and does not appear to have been altered since.
Exterior
The building is constructed of roughly coursed and squared red Radyr sandstone with Bath limestone dressings. red brick chimneys and Welsh slate roof with ridge tiles. There is a dripcourse between the floors. Two storey double depth plan of three central entrance houses each of three bays. The whole ground floor thus has six windows and three doors, W : D : W : W : D : W : W : D : W, with an additional small window to the left of each door. The windows are 2-light mullion-and-transom with small panes, the doorways are arched. The first floor has nine windows, six with mullions and three single light, each light has eight small panes. Two large dormers with 4-light windows with king mullion, these are shared between the Apartments. Four large ridge stacks with weathered tops. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey, but their purpose dictates that they are utilitarian.
Reason for designation
Included for its group value within St. Michael's College.
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