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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