Bridge over Dock feeder including Cast Iron Drinking Fountain, Castle (Castell), Cardiff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4838 / 51°29'1"N

Longitude: -3.1785 / 3°10'42"W

OS Eastings: 318262

OS Northings: 176753

OS Grid: ST182767

Mapcode National: GBR KJL.81

Mapcode Global: VH6F6.VYHW

Plus Code: 9C3RFRMC+GH

Entry Name: Bridge over Dock feeder including Cast Iron Drinking Fountain

Listing Date: 19 May 1975

Last Amended: 30 April 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 13688

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300013688

Location: Between Boulevard de Nantes and Greyfriars Road, carrying road over dock feeder. Drinking Fountain is on E parapet of bridge.

County: Cardiff

Community: Castle (Castell)

Community: Castle

Built-Up Area: Cardiff

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Bridge

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History

The bridge dates from 1901-1904, and is probably by Wm Harpur, Borough Engineer of Cardiff, who played important role in planning the lay-out of Civic Centre. An inscription on the drinking fountain records "Erected by William Alexander Mayor of Cardiff AD 1860"; "Cast by the Coalbrookdale Co"; "Wills Brothers, Sculptors, London". A virtually identical fountain is listed near St David's Church at Merthyr Tydfil.

Exterior

Baroque style bridge in Portland Stone ashlar with rusticated piers. Single arch has stepped voussoirs with keystone. Portland stone parapet with, to each side, 4 rusticated piers. On E parapet, gabled Portland stone frame in pier of bridge encloses drinking fountain in niche; outer face of niche framed by cast-iron moulded frame with curvilinear edges, and inscribed "Erected by William Alexander Mayor of Cardiff AD 1860" "Cast by the Coalbrookdale Co" "Wills Brothers, Sculptors, London". Figure of Jesus Christ to left hand and figure of the Woman of Samaria to right hand, illustrating verses 13 and 14 of St John's Gospel, Chapter IV: "Jesus said unto her, whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst". Decoration of vine leaves and tendrils and cherubs. Figures and decoration picked out in gold.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as bridge from earliest phase of setting out of civic centre, with additionally, good example of cast iron work.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Statue of Third Marquess of Bute
In centre of N side of Friary Gardens, backing onto dock feeder.
II* South African War Memorial
At S end of Avenue, between City Hall and the Law Courts.
II Pair of Obelisk Lamp Stands to SE of Law Courts
Near SE angle of Law Courts.
II Pair of Obelisk Lamp Stands to SW of City Hall
To left (SW) of main entrance to City Hall.
II Statue of Judge Gwilym Williams of Miskin
In front of SE elevation of Law Courts.
II Pair of obelisk Lamp Stands to SW of Law Courts
Near SW angle of Law Courts.
II Statue of Godfrey, First Viscount Tredegar
On S side of gardens, facing Boulevard de Nantes.
II Pair of Obelisk Lamp Stands to W of City Hall
Flanking W entrance to City Hall.

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Bridge over Dock feeder including Cast Iron Drinking Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Castle (Castell), Cardiff