St Andrew, with the address of 1 High Street, is a 19th-century residential building in

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. The building is a two-storey Grade II

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structure and it was listed because it is "Included as an unaltered design by

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and for its group value with the other listed buildings around the Cathedral Green and on the High Street". The garden wall of St Andrew is also a Grade II structure.

History

The building was built between 1859 and 1861 by Ewan Christian, who was the architect for the

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. It is a left-hand house with its neighbour being St Cross. Both semi-detached houses were built for

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. It was built with multi-coloured stones, both square or rectangular in shape, and with

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dressings and

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roof. The buildings match Cathedral Court on the other side of the cathedral green, which Christian designed as the

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. John Newman, in his ''Glamorgan'' volume of the Pevsner Buildings of Wales series, notes St Andrew's “engaging

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chimneystacks”. It was later occupied by Sir Tasker Watkins VC and his family. On 16 August 2019, a Blue Plaque was be unveiled on the building to commemorate Sir Tasker Watkins' association with Llandaff, and the house that he lived in between 1945-55. In October 2022, the house was put up for sale for £1 million by the representative body of the

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Garden wall of St Andrew

File:Garden wall of St Andrew, High Street, Llandaff, October 2018 (1).jpg, The front wall of St Andrew File:Garden wall of St Andrew, High Street, Llandaff, October 2018 (2).jpg, The side gate wall of St Andrew

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Andrew, Llandaff Ewan Christian buildings Grade II listed buildings in Cardiff High Street, Llandaff