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
82235
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
28/11/2003  
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003  
Name of Property
No. 1 Chestnut Cottages  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Cardiff  
Community
St. Fagans  
Town
Cardiff  
Locality
St Fagans  
Easting
311979  
Northing
177410  
Street Side
W  
Location
Part of a group of historic buildings in the main street of St. Fagans village.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Built by the Plymouth Estate as a part of their housing improvements in the mid/late C19.  

Exterior
 

Interior
Interior not inspected.  

Reason for designation
Included for group value as one of several types of C19 estate housing built at the centre of St. Fagans village by the Plymouth Estates.  

Group Description
Nos. 1-3 Chestnut Cottages Cottage row of random rubble limestone walling, 'vertical crazy paving' type to the main elevation, dressed long-and-short quoins, rusticated window surrounds, Welsh slate roof. Three estate cottages, each single depth with small rear wing. Two stories. Six windows to row, the centre house is double fronted under a gable, the outer houses have their doors to the left and right. Plank doors, iron diamond lattice windows, 3-light below and 2-light above, each of which now has one single pane in the opening part. Two red brick stacks between the houses. Rear elevation is partly altered.  

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