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
30/06/2003
Date of Amendment
30/06/2003
Name of Property
Rock Arch at Insole Court
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Location
Just south of the Stable Block and part of the important group of estate buildings surrounding Insole Court.
History
This feature was described in the Gardener's Chronicle in 1882 when it must have been fairly recently constructed.
Exterior
Romantic Victorian garden feature formed of natural sandstone rocks piled artfully to create a dark archway and give a dramatic appearance in the garden.
Reason for designation
Included for group value as part of the garden and estate buildings of a significant Victorian mansion with a chequered history.
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