Craig y parc, (also known as Craig-y-Parc School), Cardiff, Wales
Record Id: 970
Historical use of site
1915 to 1954: ornamental garden
1955 to 2008: Educational
People associated with this site
Architect: Charles Edward Mallows (born 05/05/1864 died 02/06/1915)
Features
garden building
Creator: Charles Edward Mallows (born 05/05/1864 died 02/06/1915)
Lodge.
Designation status: CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Designation Grade II
Designation status: CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Designation Grade II
terrace
Creator: Charles Edward Mallows (born 05/05/1864 died 02/06/1915)
There are both broad and narrow terraces.
Designation status: CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales Designation Grade II
wall
Revetment walls support the terraces.
hedge
Holly, yew and laurel hedges add formal symmetry to the garden layout.
loggia
Open-fronted loggia.
specimen tree
Mulberry tree in the north forecourt.
drive
dovecote
planting
Remains of a former rock garden at the west side of the grounds.
amphitheatre
kitchen garden
Former kitchen garden, only surviving as a section of wall with an entrance arch.
gate
steps
The terraces are linked by several flights of stone steps.
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