Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
30/06/2003
Name of Property
Setts paving the Path leading from the Lychgate to the Cathedral
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Location
Lining the path from the Lychgate to the Cathedral west door.
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
History
Probably c1870 and contemporary with the Lychgate and adjoining wall and a part of the John Prichard designed improvements to the Cathedral. The surface of river stones is believed to date from the period of George Pace's C20 restoration of the Cathedral.
Exterior
Large river pebbles of Radyr stone line path to south-east of the wall, and extend from Lychgate downhill to the Cathedral. The path is flanked by gutters of pitched pebbles. The path is about 2m in width and about 100m long on a steep slope.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the Cathedral.
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