The Nant Fawr

TThehe NantNant FFawrawr wwasas ooncence a llargearge bbrookrook ccoveringovering largelarge areasareas ofof landland andand ttranslatedranslated iitt mmeanseans ‘‘TheThe BBigig BBrook’.rook’. IItt wwasas rreducededuced ttoo a ssmallmall sstreamtream wwithith tthehe eerectionrection ooff thethe CaerphillyCaerphilly RailwayRailway ttunnelunnel andand thethe railwayrailway iinn LLisvane.isvane.

IItsts rrouteoute tthoughhough tthehe hhearteart ooff tthehe ccityity ccontinuesontinues ttoo pproviderovide a ggreenreen ccorridororridor fforor peoplepeople toto enjoy.enjoy. ItIt nownow containscontains a ddiverseiverse ccollectionollection ofof oopenpen sspacespaces aandnd hhidesides a rrichich history.history.

Examples of Stone Age tools - Main Map National Museum Wales PParcarc CCefnefn OOnnnn PParcarc CCefnefn OnnOnn isis a smallsmall informalinformal EdwardianEdwardian wwoodlandoodland pparkark onon thethe northernnorthern edgeedge ofof CardiffCardiff . TThehe mainmain featurefeature ooff tthehe pparkark isis thethe plantingplanting ooff oornamentalrnamental ttreesrees aandnd sshrubs,hrubs, iinn pparticulararticular ssomeome fi nnee cconifers,onifers, rrhododendronshododendrons andand azaleas.azaleas.

TThehe NNorthernorthern halfhalf ooff tthehe ppark,ark, knownknown asas TheThe DDell,ell, iiss tthehe ooriginalriginal gardengarden ownedowned andand developeddeveloped inin thethe eearlyarly twentiethtwentieth centurycentury bbyy EErnestrnest AlbertAlbert PProsserrosser wwhoho waswas aalsolso tthehe GGeneraleneral MManageranager ooff tthehe TTaffaff Vale,Vale, CCardiffardiff aandnd RhymneyRhymney RailwayRailway CCompanies.ompanies. TThehe ggardenarden waswas ttoo bbee ppartart ooff a wwiderider estateestate iincludingncluding a hhouseouse bbutut ssadlyadly bbothoth MMrr PProsserrosser aandnd hhisis oonlynly ssonon ppassedassed aawayway bbeforeefore tthehe ddreamream ccouldould bbee rrealised.ealised.

IInn 11944944 CCardiffardiff CouncilCouncil aacquiredcquired TThehe DDellell alongalong withwith tthehe restrest ofof thethe estate,estate, wwhichhich iincludedncluded tthehe wwoodlandoodland ttoo tthehe southsouth andand thethe adjacentadjacent ggolfolf ccourseourse aandnd aagriculturalgricultural lland.and. TThehe ssouthernouthern woodlandwoodland waswas pplantedlanted aass aann oornamentalrnamental wwoodlandoodland ggardenarden dduringuring thethe latelate 11940s940s aandnd 11950s950s ccreatingreating tthehe pparkark tthathat eexistsxists ttoday.oday. CCarar pparking,arking, ttoiletsoilets aandnd a ggoodood nnetworketwork ofof pathspaths aarere pprovidedrovided aatt tthehe ssite,ite, aandnd wworkork iiss oongoingngoing ttoo rrestoreestore tthehe hhistoricistoric gardensgardens withwith thethe hhelpelp ooff tthehe nnewlyewly fformedormed FriendsFriends ofof ParcParc CefnCefn Onn.Onn.

TThehe pparkark isis GradeGrade IIII llistedisted oonn tthehe RRegisteregister ooff LLandscapes,andscapes, PParksarks andand GardensGardens ofof SSpecialpecial HHistoricistoric IInterestnterest iinn WWales.ales.

Main Map CCefnefn OOnnnn HHaltalt

HHiddenidden inin a deepdeep manman mademade valleyvalley aandnd locatedlocated aadjacentdjacent ttoo PParcarc CCefnefn OOnnnn lliesies whatwhat wwasas fformerlyormerly CefnCefn OnnOnn Halt.Halt. PPositionedositioned nearnear thethe entranceentrance ooff tthehe oonene mmileile tunneltunnel thatthat ttookook tthehe ttrainsrains ffromrom CCardiffardiff ttoo CCaerphilly,aerphilly, itit waswas onceonce a wwellell uusedsed lline.ine. TThehe wwordord ‘halt’‘halt’ inin tthishis sensesense mmeanseans a smallsmall railwayrailway sstation,tation, wwithith ffewew oorr nnoo ffacilitiesacilities aandnd pplatformslatforms oonlynly llongong eenoughnough fforor a ccoupleouple ooff ccarriages.arriages.

CCefnefn OnnOnn HaltHalt waswas oopenedpened iinn 11910910 ttoo sserveerve tthehe LLlanishenlanishen GGolfolf ClubClub whichwhich leasedleased itsits llandand fromfrom E.E. AA.. PProsser.rosser. IItt aalsolso pprovidedrovided a uusefulseful meansmeans forfor ProsserProsser toto transportingtransporting mmaterialsaterials forfor thethe creationcreation ooff hishis gardengarden atat TThehe DDingle,ingle, aandnd fforor mmanyany yyearsears iitt sservederved aass tthehe mmainain mmeanseans ooff ppublicublic aaccessccess ttoo PParcarc CCefnefn Onn.Onn. TheThe stationstation cclosedlosed iinn 11986986 aass oonlynly ttwowo ppeopleeople wwereere uusingsing tthehe sstop!top! IItt hhasas nownow beenbeen replacedreplaced byby LisvaneLisvane aandnd TThornhillhornhill stationstation 550000 mmeterseters ttoo tthehe ssouth.outh. AAlthoughlthough tthehe ooldld hhaltalt rremains,emains, aandnd ccanan bbee vviewediewed ffromrom tthehe nnewew pplatformlatform – iitt iiss sslowlylowly bbeingeing reclaimedreclaimed byby naturenature aass ccanan bbee sseeneen ffromrom thethe photograph.photograph.

Main Map LLlanishenlanishen RReservoireservoir & DDamam

WWhenhen CCardiffardiff CorporationCorporation aassumedssumed rresponsibilityesponsibility forfor thethe growinggrowing town’stown’s waterwater ssupplyupply iinn 11878,878, ttheyhey ccommissionedommissioned a ssurveyurvey bbyy ttheirheir oownwn eengineer,ngineer, JJohnohn AAveryvery WWilliams,illiams, ttoo iidentifydentify a ssuitableuitable aandnd ssuffiuffi cientcient waterwater ssupplyupply fforor tthehe ttown.own. AAss a rresultesult ofof thethe surveysurvey ffourour ssitesites wwereere earmarked,earmarked, withwith LlanishenLlanishen beingbeing thethe fi rstrst ttoo bbee bbuiltuilt iinn 11884.884. LLlanishenlanishen RReservoireservoir waswas uusedsed aass oonene ooff tthehe mmainain ssuppliesupplies ooff ddrinkingrinking wwaterater wwhilsthilst tthehe ootherther tthreehree TaffTaff valleyvalley rreservoirseservoirs werewere beingbeing built.built.

TThehe reservoirreservoir waswas ttransferredransferred ttoo WWelshelsh WWaterater iinn 11973973 wwhenhen tthehe WWelshelsh WWaterater AAuthorityuthority waswas fformedormed andand itit suppliedsupplied waterwater untiluntil tthehe midmid 11990s.990s.

LLlanishenlanishen DDamam iiss ggraderade IIII llistedisted bbyy CCadwadw aass itit waswas aann iintegralntegral ppartart ooff tthehe nnineteenthineteenth ccenturyentury wwater-supplyater-supply ssystemystem fforor CCardiffardiff . TheThe LLlanishenlanishen RReservoireservoir representsrepresents a mmajorajor WWelshelsh ccivicivic eengineeringngineering schemescheme whichwhich hashas survivedsurvived vvirtuallyirtually intact.intact.

Main Map CCoedoed y FFelinelin

TThehe NantNant FFawrawr bbrookrook wwasas uusedsed ttoo powerpower tthehe ccornorn millmill knownknown asas LLlanishenlanishen MMill,ill, aandnd ggaveave rriseise toto thethe nnameame Coed-y-Felin.Coed-y-Felin.

TThehe fi rrstst recordingrecording ofof Coed-y-FelinCoed-y-Felin ddatesates ffromrom bbeforeefore 11762762 wwhenhen a ssmallmall ssketchketch pplanlan aamongmong tthehe HHomfrayomfray ffamilyamily ddocumentsocuments sshowhow LLlanishenlanishen Mill.Mill. TheThe buildingbuilding waswas fl ooodedoded iinn tthehe eearlyarly 1960s1960s whichwhich mmadeade iitt uuninhabitableninhabitable aandnd ssoonoon aafterfter iitt tturnedurned toto ruins.ruins. TheThe sitesite ooff LLlanishenlanishen MMillill ccanan sstilltill bbee sseeneen ttoday.oday.

TThehe adjacentadjacent MMillill PPondond vvariedaried iinn ssizeize overover thethe yearsyears andand atat ssomeome sstagetage bbecameecame aann oornamentalrnamental ggardenarden pondpond ooff TThehe Orchard,Orchard, aandnd iitt waswas sstilltill a ggardenarden ffeatureeature iinn tthehe 11960s.960s. TThehe wwoodlandsoodlands areare nnowow mmanagedanaged bbyy tthehe FFriendsriends ooff CoedCoed y FFelin,elin, iinn ppartnershipartnership withwith CardiffCardiff CCouncil.ouncil.

Main Map NNantant FFawrawr MMeadoweadow FFarmsarms SSomeome 115050 yyearsears aago,go, beforebefore tthehe rreservoirseservoirs andand thethe RhymneyRhymney railwayrailway llineine wwereere bbuilt,uilt, ttherehere wwereere ffourour ffarmsarms wwhosehose fi eldselds andand woodswoods laylay alongsidealongside tthishis sstretchtretch ooff tthehe NNantant FFawr.awr. TThehe ffarmsarms wwereere ccalledalled RRhydypenau,hydypenau, RRhydyblewyn,hydyblewyn, FFidlasidlas aandnd CCelyn.elyn. IItt wwouldould hhaveave bbeeneen a vveryery rruralural sscenecene wwithith a ssmallmall nnumberumber ooff ppeopleeople llivingiving iinn tthehe pparisharish ofof LLlanishen,lanishen, ((justjust 441818 iinn tthehe 11841841 ccensus)ensus) eengagedngaged iinn aagriculture.griculture. CCelynelyn FFarmarm ((asas sseeneen bbelow)elow) ssupportedupported 1177 ppeople;eople; tthehe ffarmer,armer, hishis wife,wife, sixsix children,children, sixsix sservants,ervants, oonene aagriculturalgricultural llabourerabourer aandnd ttwowo oothers.thers.

IItt waswas nnotot uuntilntil tthehe ppostost wwarar hhousingousing bboomoom ooff tthehe 11960’s960’s tthathat tthehe uurbanrban aarearea fi nnallyally eencroachedncroached oonn tthehe ffarms.arms. CelynCelyn FFarmarm waswas ddemolishedemolished iinn 11959959 aandnd nnowow oonlynly RRhydyblewynhydyblewyn ffarmarm househouse remains;remains; ssituatedituated aatt tthehe eendnd ooff BBlackoaklackoak RRoad.oad.

Main Map LLlandennislandennis OOvalval EEarlyarly inin thethe 6th6th centurycentury a ggrouproup ooff mmissionaryissionary mmonks,onks, lleded bbyy Teilo,Teilo, ccameame fromfrom ttheirheir mmonasteryonastery nnearear HHerefordereford andand establishedestablished a rreligiouseligious ssettlement,ettlement, oorr ‘‘Ilan’,Ilan’, oonn tthehe bbanksanks ooff tthehe rriveriver TaffTaff , aatt tthehe pplacelace nnowow kknownnown aass LLlandafflandaff . Later,Later, ootherther mmonksonks wwereere ssendend ooutut ffromrom ttherehere ttoo ffoundound nnewew ssettlements;ettlements; oonene ooff tthesehese waswas IIsan,san, wwhoho cchosehose a sspotpot ttoo ffoundound hhisis ‘‘Ilan’,Ilan’, tthishis ggivingiving rriseise toto thethe nnameame LLlanlan IIsansan oorr LLlanishenlanishen asas itit isis calledcalled today.today. TThehe sspringpring andand smallsmall pondpond atat TThehe OOvalval wwereere aann iimportantmportant ssourceource ofof waterwater fforor tthishis ccommunity,ommunity, wwhosehose aactivitiesctivities iincludedncluded ffarmingarming andand teaching,teaching, aass wwellell aass ggivingiving rreligiouseligious instructioninstruction andand pperformingerforming sacramentssacraments ooff bbaptismaptism aandnd bburial.urial.

IIsansan alsoalso hadhad a LatinLatin nname,ame, DDionysius,ionysius, wwhich,hich, ccorruptedorrupted toto Dennis,Dennis, isis thethe likelylikely derivationderivation ofof tthehe nnameame LLlanlan DDennis,ennis, hencehence LlandennisLlandennis Oval.Oval. FForor manymany yearsyears thethe pondpond hadhad thethe reputationreputation aass a hhealingealing wwell,ell, pparticularlyarticularly forfor conditionsconditions ofof thethe eeye,ye, aandnd sscurvy.curvy. TThehe OOrdnancerdnance SSurveyurvey mmapap ooff 11920,920, rrefersefers ttoo iitt aass ‘‘FfynnonFfynnon LLlandennis’landennis’ ((WellWell ooff tthehe ssacredacred settlementsettlement ooff DDennis).ennis). TTherehere iiss a mmound,ound, nnowow ccoveredovered wwithith ttreesrees wwhichhich ccouldould bbee tthehe ssiteite ooff tthehe ooldld bburialurial ground.ground.

Main Map HHighfieldighfield JJewishewish CCemeteryemetery

TThehe EntranceEntrance GGatewayateway aandnd fl aankingnking wallswalls ttoo tthehe ccemeteryemetery aarere GGraderade IIII llistedisted ddueue ttoo tthehe ssocial-ocial- hhistoricistoric interestinterest aass a ddistinctiveistinctive ggatewayateway lleadingeading iintonto aann eearlyarly JJewishewish ccemeteryemetery wwhichhich iiss oonene ooff tthehe veryvery fewfew examplesexamples iinn WWales.ales.

BBeforeefore thethe 2nd2nd MarquessMarquess ofof ButeBute ddonatedonated tthishis llandand fforor HHighfiighfi eldeld CCemeteryemetery inin 18411841 tthehe JJewishewish ddeadead wwereere ttakenaken ttoo BBristolristol forfor burial.burial. TThishis nnewew ccemeteryemetery mmarkedarked thethe bbeginningeginning ofof anan independentindependent JJewishewish CCommunityommunity iinn CCardiffardiff .

Main Map RRoathoath PParkark

RRoathoath PParkark waswas tthehe fi rstrst ppublicublic pparkark inin CCardiffardiff aandnd waswas aambitiouslymbitiously cconceivedonceived ttoo pproviderovide a widewide rangerange ooff rrecreational,ecreational, ssporting,porting, andand educationaleducational ffacilitiesacilities fforor tthehe rresidentsesidents ooff eeastast CCardiffardiff .

TThehe pparkark waswas bbuiltuilt bbyy WWilliamilliam HHarpurarpur andand pplantedlanted bbyy WWilliamilliam WWalteralter PPettigrewettigrew wwithith iitsts mmainain pphasehase ooff cconstructiononstruction takingtaking pplacelace bbetweenetween 11887887 aandnd 11894.894. TThehe llandand fforor RRoathoath PParkark waswas ooriginallyriginally donateddonated bbyy tthehe MMarquessarquess ooff BButeute iinn 11887887 aandnd tthehe ppark’sark’s aatmospheretmosphere ttodayoday sstilltill rretainsetains tthehe VVictorianictorian eelegancelegance thatthat wwasas eestablishedstablished wwhenhen tthehe pparkark fi rstrst opened.opened.

IItt hhasas bbeeneen rrecognisedecognised asas oneone ofof thethe fi nestnest llateate VVictoriaictoria pparksarks inin BritainBritain andand isis listedlisted asas GGraderade 1 oonn tthehe RRegisteregister ooff LLandscapes,andscapes, PParksarks aandnd GGardensardens ooff SSpecialpecial HHistoricistoric InterestInterest inin WWales.ales.

RRoathoath PParkark isis oneone ofof a growinggrowing numbernumber ooff ssitesites iinn CCardiffardiff awardedawarded a GreenGreen FlagFlag rrecognisingecognising thethe hhighigh qqualityuality ooff ffacilitiesacilities aandnd pprovisionrovision aatt tthehe ppark.ark.

Main Map RRoathoath LLakeake

RRoathoath PParkark LakeLake isis a gradegrade IIII listedlisted dam.dam. TThehe LakeLake waswas fformedormed onon whatwhat uusedsed ttoo bbee bboggyoggy marshland,marshland, untiluntil tthehe MMarquessarquess ooff BButeute donateddonated tthehe llandand ttoo tthehe CCityity iinn 11887.887.

TThehe 3300 aacrecre llakeake fformsorms thethe centrecentre ppieceiece ooff RRoathoath PParkark whichwhich stillstill retainsretains a traditionaltraditional VVictorianictorian feelfeel andand isis nownow designateddesignated aass a CConservationonservation AArea.rea.

TThehe lakelake isis alsoalso anan importantimportant habitathabitat fforor a ddiverseiverse rrangeange ooff wwildlifeildlife pprovidingroviding a ssafeafe pplacelace fforor wwinteringintering aandnd bbreedingreeding bbirds.irds.

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© Crown copyright (2012) Visit Wales SScottcott MMemorialemorial TThehe ‘‘CaptainCaptain SScottcott MMemorial’emorial’ isis a cclocklock ttowerower uunveilednveiled iinn 11915915 ttoo ccommemorateommemorate tthehe llifeife ooff CCaptainaptain ScottScott aandnd hhisis ccompanionsompanions wwhoho ddiedied dduringuring theirtheir AAntarcticntarctic eexpeditionxpedition ooff 11910-12,910-12, hhavingaving ssailedailed ffromrom tthehe pportort ooff CCardiffardiff inin thethe S.SS.S TTerraerra NNovaova ttoo cconqueronquer tthehe SSouthouth PPole.ole.

TThehe cclocklock ttowerower ddonatedonated bbyy FF.C..C. BBowering,owering, a llocalocal coalcoal exporter,exporter, rresemblesesembles a lighthouselighthouse wwithith thethe weatherweather vvaneane aatt tthehe ttopop ddepictingepicting vvesselsessels fromfrom thethe eraera ooff SScott’scott’s eexploration.xploration.

Main Map BBridgesridges ooverver RRoathoath BBrookrook RRoathoath PParkark BotanicBotanic GardensGardens containcontain threethree ggraderade IIII llistedisted ffootbridges.ootbridges.

TThehe fi rrstst twotwo cast-ironcast-iron bbridgesridges locatedlocated nnearear thethe conservatoryconservatory aandnd iinn bbetweenetween tthehe conservatoryconservatory aandnd tthehe llakeake wwereere mmanufacturedanufactured bbyy BBristolristol engineersengineers J.J. LLysaghtysaght LLimited.imited.

TThehe tthirdhird ffootbridgeootbridge lieslies nearnear toto thethe southsouth eendnd ooff RRoathoath LLake.ake. MMadeade ooff rreinforcedeinforced cconcrete,oncrete, thisthis EdwardianEdwardian bbridgeridge iiss llistedisted aass iitt iiss aann eearlyarly exampleexample ofof a reinforcedreinforced cconcreteoncrete ffootbridge.ootbridge.

AAllll tthreehree bbridgesridges spanspan RoathRoath BrookBrook whichwhich rrunsuns tthroughhrough tthehe ppark.ark.

Main Map CCathaysathays CCemeteryemetery CCathaysathays CCemeteryemetery iiss oonene ooff BBritain’sritain’s largestlargest andand mostmost iimpressivempressive ccemeteries.emeteries. ItIt containscontains tthousandshousands ooff mmemorialsemorials datingdating ffromrom 11859859 tthehe fi rstrst ofof whichwhich tooktook pplacelace oonn tthehe 110th0th JJuly.uly. TThesehese mmemorialsemorials nownow provideprovide a vvaluablealuable iinsightnsight iintonto tthehe hhistoryistory ooff CCardiffardiff .

TThehe GGothicothic stylestyle chapelschapels werewere completedcompleted inin 18591859 atat a ccostost ooff ££5,2005,200 aand,nd, oonn fi rstrst inspection,inspection, looklook identical.identical. HHowever,owever, ifif youyou looklook closelyclosely youyou willwill noticenotice thatthat tthehe rrightight hhandand cchapelhapel iiss mmoreore oornate.rnate. TThishis iiss bbecauseecause iitt iiss consecratedconsecrated aandnd tthehe ootherther chapelchapel unconsecrated.unconsecrated. DDueue toto thethe highhigh mortalitymortality raterate iinn thethe latelate nnineteenthineteenth ccenturyentury tthehe cchapelshapels wwereere hheavilyeavily uusedsed dduringuring tthehe wweekeek andand oftenoften atat wweekendseekends ttoo.oo. OOnn SSaturdayaturday 88thth FFebruaryebruary 11896896 1166 sserviceservices wwereere llisted,isted, 1100 ooff wwhichhich wwereere forfor cchildrenhildren uundernder 8 yyearsears ooff aage.ge.

NNowadays,owadays, tthehe CCemeteryemetery rretainsetains mmostost ooff iitsts ooriginalriginal llayoutayout aandnd eevergreenvergreen pplanting.lanting. TThehe ssite,ite, ccoveringovering aalmostlmost 3535 hectares,hectares, isis a peacefulpeaceful locationlocation fforor wwalkers.alkers. A hheritageeritage trailtrail hashas beenbeen producedproduced toto introduceintroduce ssomeome ooff tthehe moremore outstandingoutstanding featuresfeatures ooff tthehe ccemeteryemetery ttakingaking yyouou pastpast importantimportant mmemorialsemorials andand ecologicalecological features.features. TThehe aaccompanyingccompanying gguideuide ccanan bbee ddownloadedownloaded hhere.ere.

FFriendsriends ooff CCathaysathays CCemeteryemetery iiss a rregisteredegistered ccharityharity wwhoho aaimim ttoo cconserveonserve aandnd pprotectrotect tthehe fl ora,ora, ffauna,auna, iinfrastructure,nfrastructure, mmonumentsonuments aandnd bbuildingsuildings ooff tthehe ccemetery.emetery. TheyThey alsoalso aimaim toto educateeducate tthehe ppublicublic iinn tthehe hhistoryistory aandnd hheritageeritage ofof thethe cemeterycemetery andand toto promotepromote iitsts importanceimportance asas a conservationconservation aarea.rea. FForor bereavementbereavement sserviceservices ccontactontact TThornhillhornhill CCemeteryemetery & CCardiffardiff CCrematoriumrematorium oonn 002929 22062062 3294.3294.

Main Map SStt AAndrew’sndrew’s CChurchhurch BBuiltuilt inin 18971897 inin anan elaborateelaborate GGothicothic sstyle,tyle, tthehe churchchurch standsstands outout overover RoathRoath RRecreationecreation GGroundsrounds aandnd iiss nnowow a gradegrade IIII llistedisted building.building. TheThe doorwaydoorway ooff thethe buildingbuilding iiss a copycopy ofof thethe thirteenththirteenth ccenturyentury wwestest ddooroor ofof TinternTintern AbbeyAbbey aandnd thethe windowwindow aabovebove a ccopyopy ooff tthehe wwindowsindows iinn MMelroseelrose AAbbey,bbey, SScotland.cotland.

OOriginallyriginally calledcalled TheThe RoathRoath PParkark EnglishEnglish PPresbyterianresbyterian ChurchChurch andand builtbuilt toto aaccommodateccommodate tthehe ggrowingrowing ffollowingollowing ooff PPresbyterian’sresbyterian’s inin CardiffCardiff , plansplans forfor seatingseating fforor 800-900800-900 peoplepeople waswas nnotot cconsideredonsidered eexcessive.xcessive. WWhenhen tthehe cchurchhurch oopenedpened oonn 220th0th JuneJune 19001900 itit waswas ppackedacked aandnd ssomeome wworshippersorshippers eevenven hhadad ttoo bebe turnedturned awayaway atat tthehe ddoor.oor.

IInn tthehe 1970s1970s thethe CongregationalCongregational CChurchhurch mmergederged wwithith tthehe PPresbyterianresbyterian ChurchChurch toto bbecomeecome SSt.t. AAndrew’sndrew’s UUnitednited RReformedeformed CChurch.hurch.

Main Map RRoathoath MMillill

TThehe oldold waterwater ggristrist hhasas llongong ssinceince ddisappearedisappeared bbutut rremainsemains ooff iitsts sstoneworktonework ccanan sstilltill bbee sseeneen oonn tthehe wwestest bbankank ooff tthehe stream,stream, aboutabout 7070 yardsyards nnorthorth ooff tthehe WWaterlooaterloo RoadRoad bridge.bridge.

IInn tthehe fi fthteenthfthteenth ccentury,entury, RRoathoath MMillill ggroundround ccornorn (grain)(grain) fforor tthehe llocalocal LLordord ooff tthehe mmanoranor wwhoho ssuppliedupplied fl ourour toto CardiffCardiff CCastle.astle.

TThehe millmill waswas ddemolishedemolished iinn 11897897 aafterfter bbeingeing iinn uusese fforor mmanyany years.years.

Main Map SStt MMargaret’sargaret’s CChurchhurch IInn 1766,1766, JohnJohn Stuart,Stuart, ((laterlater tthehe 11stst MMarquessarquess ooff BBute)ute) mmarriedarried CharlotteCharlotte JaneJane Windsor,Windsor, tthehe hheiresseiress ttoo tthehe WWelshelsh llandsands ofof thethe HHerberterbert family.family. ThroughThrough tthishis mmarriagearriage hhee aacquiredcquired CCardiffardiff CastleCastle andand vastvast tractstracts ooff llandand tthroughouthroughout Glamorgan.Glamorgan. InIn 1792,1792, hhee boughtbought a pparcelarcel ooff llandand ccalledalled tthehe FFriarsriars Estate,Estate, wwhichhich iincludedncluded tthehe llivingiving ooff tthehe PParisharish ofof Roath,Roath, andand whenwhen hishis wifewife CCharlotteharlotte dieddied inin 1800,1800, hehe builtbuilt a familyfamily bburialurial chapelchapel oror mausoleummausoleum here,here, withwith sspacepace fforor 4488 cofficoffi nns.s. ThisThis waswas iintendedntended ttoo bbee tthehe rrestingesting pplacelace ooff hhisis ffamilyamily fforor ggenerationsenerations ttoo ccome.ome.

Main Map Next SStt MMargaret’sargaret’s CChurchhurch DDueue toto thethe openingopening ofof CardiffCardiff ’s’s fi rstrst dockdock inin 11839839 bbyy tthehe 22ndnd MMarquessarquess ooff BBute,ute, aandnd tthehe fformationormation ofof thethe canalcanal andand railway,railway, CCardiffardiff ’s’s ppopulationopulation bboomed.oomed. AAss a rresultesult ooff tthis,his, tthehe llittleittle churchchurch waswas ttoooo ssmallmall toto catercater fforor tthehe nneedseeds ofof thethe ppeopleeople aandnd tthereforeherefore allall butbut tthehe mausoleummausoleum waswas ddemolishedemolished iinn 11867.867. IInn 11868,868, tthehe 33rdrd MMarquessarquess ooff BBute,ute, aagedged 2211 aandnd a RRomanoman Catholic,Catholic, commissionedcommissioned aarchitectrchitect JJohnohn PPritchard,ritchard, rrestorerestorer ooff LLlandafflandaff CCathedral,athedral, ttoo bbuilduild a sstate-of-the-arttate-of-the-art GGothicothic cchurchhurch iinn iitsts pplace.lace. TThehe newnew churchchurch oopenedpened ttoo ggreatreat aacclaimcclaim iinn 11870,870, tthoughhough wwithoutithout PPritchard’sritchard’s pplannedlanned ttowerower aandnd sspire.pire.

IItt iiss a ggraderade I llistedisted bbuildinguilding ddueue ttoo iitsts rrichich andand wellwell detaileddetailed interiorinterior andand socialsocial ssignifiignifi ccanceance ooff thethe BButeute familyfamily mmausoleum;ausoleum; tthehe oonlynly ssuchuch mmausoleumausoleum iinn WWales.ales.

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