University Of Wales Registry, including forecourt walls and Dragon posts is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 January 1966. Institutional building.

University Of Wales Registry, including forecourt walls and Dragon posts

WRENN ID
salt-beam-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Date first listed
25 January 1966
Type
Institutional building
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Portland Stone in classical style; small-pane glazing, sashes to main floor. Single storey plus basement and attic. Central (recessed) entrance block with coupled Ionic columns with segmental pediment with one window either side; cartouches at attic level. To either side of central block a wing of three bays; rectangular windows with moulded architraves; above cornice, attic has bull's eye windows. Basment has horizontal rustication and segmental headed windows. Flight of steps to centre entrance. Returns of 3 windows. To rear, 2-storey extension in rock-faced Pennant stone. Three bays of 3 windows (12-pane sash glazing); Portland stone architraves, cornices, pilasters. In front of entrance, forecourt with, at each end, 3 small stone obelisks on ashlar plinths. To front of forecourt, row of 10 iron posts with dragon finials by Goscombe John.

Rear of entrance hall opened up with 2 Doric columns, and corridor curves round U-plan courtyard. Courtyard elevations as walls of extension; niche in end wall; steps down to garden.

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