Pound Cottage, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4522 / 51°27'7"N

Longitude: -3.1999 / 3°11'59"W

OS Eastings: 316719

OS Northings: 173257

OS Grid: ST167732

Mapcode National: GBR KCY.GD

Mapcode Global: VH6FD.HR6N

Plus Code: 9C3RFR22+V2

Entry Name: Pound Cottage

Listing Date: 6 April 1989

Last Amended: 26 April 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 13430

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300013430

Location: Situated opposite the church and village green, by the junction of Penlan and Leckwith Roads and Llandough Hill.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Cardiff

Community: Llandough (Llandochau)

Community: Llandough

Built-Up Area: Penarth

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Probably an early origin but in its present form believed to date from early C19 with later extensions. Formerly home of village pound keeper; the land belonged to Lord Bute. The last thatched cottage in the village. Tithe Map shows the area of the village round the church has since been somewhat altered.

Exterior

Thatched cottage. White painted rendered walls, low stone end stacks. Main centre unit has small 4-pane windows, two to first floor front, none to rear; ground floor has small lean-to porch with plank door, single window adjacent. Gable end left has offset at plinth level probably relating to fireplace. Lower thatched cross wing extends forward to left with separately thatched bay window to gable end; to right is another small thatched wing with roof hipped to right and ridge parallel to main unit.

Interior

Interior largely remodelled, the two former living rooms made into one; main open fireplace to left restored, with spiral stairs adjacent, smaller fireplace to right; ceiling of narrow exposed joists, no beams.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as the last thatched cottage in the village and retaining its regional character.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Church of St Dochdwy
Prominently sited on high ground overlooking Cardiff Bay to E and at the junction between Llandough Hill, Penlan Road and Leckwith Road with small village green in front and within a large walled chur
II Former National School and School-house
Situated on a corner, the former school fronting Penlan Road and the schoolhouse fronting Lewis Road
II Former Cardiff and District Western District Sewerage Pumping Station.
Set back from Penarth Road to NE of flyover.
II Barons Court PH
On the W bank of the Ely River and its late C20 road bridge, adjacent to the roundabout linking the A4055 Barry Road and A4160 Penarth Road.
II Footbridge at Cogan's Station
At N end of station platforms, aligned roughly E-W with, to S, flight of steps to each platform.
II Gas Holder at British Gas Grangetown Works
Due west of Ferry Road entrance to works, approximately 200 metres from entrance.
II Lychgate at Church of St Michael
Forming the churchyard entrance NE of the church.
I Church of St Michael
In the centre of the village, on a steep rise, the churchyard sloping to S.

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Pound Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan