Garden Terrace at St John's College (formerly Ty-to-Maen), Old St. Mellons (Hen Laneirwg), Cardiff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.528 / 51°31'40"N

Longitude: -3.1106 / 3°6'38"W

OS Eastings: 323052

OS Northings: 181596

OS Grid: ST230815

Mapcode National: GBR J1.GSCD

Mapcode Global: VH7BJ.1VDH

Plus Code: 9C3RGVHQ+6Q

Entry Name: Garden Terrace at St John's College (formerly Ty-to-Maen)

Listing Date: 31 August 2000

Last Amended: 31 August 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23962

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300023962

Location: In front of the main frontage and incorporating steps to the lawn at lower level.

County: Cardiff

Town: Cardiff

Community: Old St. Mellons (Hen Laneirwg)

Community: Old St. Mellons

Locality: St Mellons

Built-Up Area: Cardiff

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Probably contemporary with house built 1885.

Exterior

Terrace of snecked rock-faced sandstone in grey and red, decoratively used, with ashlar dressings. It comprises a stepped retaining wall with saddleback coping extending either side of a canted bay which has a parapet of pierced masonry in quatrefoils and overhanging coping. At the end of each section of wall is a pier with wide moulded caps; a pair of piers flanks each flight of steps descending to the lawn parallel with the wall .

Reasons for Listing

Included as an eye-catching element in the house setting, for group value with the house and former stables.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* St John's College (formerly Ty-to-Maen)
Set in the remains of the formerly more extensive gardens, reached by a drive from a road created to serve the late C20 surrounding housing. development.
II Former Stables at St John's College (formerlyTy-to-Maen)
To the rear of the main house, reached by a drive.
II Lychgate to St Mellons Church
Situated by the road at the entrance to a drive which leads uphill to church, churchyard and other buildings including Church Lodge and other dwellings.
II Bluebell Inn PH
Facing the main thoroughfare and opposite the White Hart PH, part of the historic village centre.
II White Oaks (aka Rosminian Convent)
At the end of a short lane now fronting the A48 dual carriageway.
II The White Hart PH
Obliquely facing the main throughfare and opposite the Bluebell Inn PH.
I Church of St Mellon
In a commanding hilltop position with access lane and open ground to N and churchyard extending below on S slope.
II Memorial to Joseph Benjamin Hemingway in St Mellons churchyard
Close to S porch of church.

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Garden Terrace at St John's College (formerly Ty-to-Maen)

A Grade II Listed Building in Old St. Mellons (Hen Laneirwg), Cardiff