Coedarhydyglyn
Coedarhydyglyn | |
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St Georges-super-Ely, Vale of Glamorgan | |
Country | Wales |
Coordinates | 51°28′5″N 3°17′26″W / 51.46806°N 3.29056°W |
Completed | 1820 |
Coedarhydyglyn or Coedriglan, formerly Old Coedarhydyglyn (meaning 'the wood along the glen'
History
Set in extensive gardens, the house, made of stone with stuccoed elevations and stone plinth, was built in 1820 for Llewelyn Traherne (1766–1841), replacing an earlier 18th century building, Old Coedarhydyglyn, which lay on the high ridge to the southwest to the east of the present walled garden.
Architecture
The site contains four listed buildings, listed on 13 September 1994. The main house and outer buildings are
Grounds
The property is situated in the centre of a park which is designated Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[12] Secluded and quiet, the parkland is on rolling ground facing away from the trunk road and contains partially fenced pasture. The highest part of the grounds are in the area of Old Coedarhydyglyn and its walled garden. Below this is a dry valley that has a stream in what is known as the "Dell" area. The stream is culverted at one point before emerging in a woodland section that, flowing to a pond near the standing house. On the south-west side of the garden is a wooden Japanese tea-house. Other features include a pinetum, terraced garden, as well as a walled kitchen garden. A small court, located on the east side of the property, is partly closed by a rubble wall, while a wall with arched opening is situated on the east side in the area separating the house from the service range. A gravel drive, gravel yard, stable block and coach house are also located on the grounds.[3]
A woodland of conifers and rhododendrons were mainly planted in the 1940s and 1950s, possibly by Alfred Parsons and partners. There are single trees, clumped areas, as well as beech tree belts. Other plantings include pines and large sycamore. Oaks and limes are situated along the drive.[3]
The property is one of many sites used for the filming of the Doctor Who series, along with other programs such as Torchwood: Children of Earth, Sherlock and A Discovery of Witches. The Cardiff Naturalists' Society has an outdoor meeting near the house in the summer months. A neolithic flint axe head was unearthed near Coedarhydyglyn during the ploughing of a field.[13]
References
- ^ Gwynedd Owen Pierce; University of Wales. Board of Celtic Studies (1968). The place-names of Dinas Powys Hundred. Published on behalf of the Board of Celtic Studies of the University of Wales [by] University of Wales P. p. 252. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan County Treasures" (PDF). Valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Coedarhydyglyn". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-85285-271-9. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-900639-43-9. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-4081-3792-5. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard; Pirie-Gordon, Charles Harry Clinton (1937). Genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry: founded by the late Sir Bernard Burke. Shaw. pp. 2269–70. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Coedarhydyglyn including attached outbuildings at rear., St Georges Super Ely". British Listing Buildings. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Coach-house and stables at Coedarhydyglyn, St Georges Super Ely". British Listing Buildings. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Gate and gatepiers beside South Lodge at Coedarhydyglyn, St Georges Super Ely". British Listing Buildings. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Gate and gatepiers midway along S drive at Coedarhydyglyn, St Georges Super Ely". British Listing Buildings. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-904730-04-3. Retrieved 20 August 2011.