Category: Llandaf
Friends of Insole
If you’d like to give your time and volunteer with the Friends of Insole Court, you can turn up there at 2pm on the third Wednesday of every month over the summer.
Radyr Court Road planning appeal inspector site visit
Many readers will be aware of the plans to build new homes on the green land of Radyr Court Road by Nabatean Ltd.
The aptly-named Simon Field of the Save Radyr Court Road group has written to say that the Planning Inspector appointed to make the final decision will visit the site at 2pm on Thursday 12th June 2014. He invites residents who oppose the plans to meet him at 2pm on the same day at the bottom of Spooky Lane at the end of Radyr Court Road.
Simon says that “counsel for the owners of the land emphasised that the path that runs from the end of Radyr Court Road (by the gates across ‘Spooky Lane’) across the land towards Radyr Woods is not a right of way, and as it is entirely privately owned, it can be closed at any time (but) we believe that continuous open access for the length of that path has existed for a very long time – certainly more than 20 years.”
If you want to go along to the appeal inspector’s site visit, go to the bottom of Spooky Lane at the end of Radyr Court Road at 2pm on Thursday 12th June 2014.
Cross-posted on RadyrPost.
Charity Raft Race
In aid of George Thomas Hospice Care on Sunday 8 June at the Rowing Club.
War Songs at Insole Court
A concert by Theatr Pena starring Rosamund Shelley and Christopher Littlewood on 19 June at Insole Court.
Llandaf Traders’ meeting
3 June 2014 at Jaspers – a meet-up of local traders
Cathedral Choral Favourites
There’s a concert of choral favourites at the Cathedral on Saturday 14 June 2014 with Llandaff Cathedral Society.
Llandaf Cathedral (Things to Do)
The Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Llandaff and is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaf.
This is one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain.
In the sixth century St Dyfrig founded a community close to the ford where the Roman road crossed the river Taff.
Nothing remains of the original church but a Celtic Cross that stood nearby can still be seen near the door of the Chapter House.
The present cathedral dates from 1107 when Bishop Urban, the first Bishop appointed by the Normans, instigated the building of a much larger church.
Later in the 13th century the Chapter House was built and also before the century ended the Lady Chapel which has largely escaped the damage and decay that the cathedral sustained over the following 700 years.
Until the time of King Henry VIII, Jasper Tudor’s kinsman, pilgrims thronged to the shrine of St Teilo whose tomb still stands in the sanctuary, and their gifts supported the church. When pilgrims were forbidden and other revenues taken away it was no longer possible to maintain the building adequately and over the next 200 years it fell into a state of near-ruin.
In 1734 restoration began in the popular style of the day. And a hundred years later, new life and growing prosperity in the Diocese made possible a fresh restoration. The South West tower and spire were completed in 1869, replacing the early-12th century tower which collapsed in 1722.
Much of the 19th century work inside the Cathedral by WWII bombing.
Sir Jacob Epstein’s aluminium statue of Christ in Majesty was put in place as part of the post-war reconstruction.
When you visit, don’t miss Rossetti’s triptych of the Seed of David. It’s in the St Illtyd Chapel at the foot of the North West tower.
The new organ has a fabulous sound. Try to go along to one of the June Festival performances or – in the winter – to hear a carol service at this grand Cathedral.
The Cathedral is open to visitors daily:
Open Close
Sunday 7am 6.30pm
Monday 9am 6.30pm
Tuesday 9am 7pm
Wednesday 9am 7pm
Thursday 9am 7pm
Friday 9am 6.30pm
Saturday 9am 7pm
These times will vary for principal Festivals.
Closing times relate to term time only.
See the Music Scheme for details of services
Info from the Cathedral website.
Guided tours are available by arrangement
Please contact the Administration Office (10:00am – 1.00pm Monday – Friday)
Tel: 029 2056 4554 – Fax: 029 2056 3897
email: office@llandaffcathedral.org.uk
Photo by Susan Williams.
St Teilo’s Well
Ever wondered why so many Cathedrals are build in hollows, rather than on prominent hills? Think of St Davids. It’s because freshwater springs spring up on low ground and these springs and wells were often ancient sacred sites.
In Llandaf, it’s easy to miss as you walk down the hill alongside the Cathedral, but this well may be the reason the Cathedral was built here in the first place.
St Teilo was the second Bishop of Llandaf and was one of the three original Celtic saints cited as the inspiration for the establishment of the original church here.
Bishop’s Palace Garden (Things to Do)
A medieval Bishop’s Castle that was probably first constructed by William de Broase (Bishop 1266-87) during the thirteenth century, and is still remarkably well preserved.
The Bishop’s Palace is the only surviving residence of the medieval clergy of Llandaf.
There are remains of an almost rectangular enclosure of about 52x40m.
There are towers and a monumental gatehouse at the western side, as you walk from the Cathedral.
The castle was shown complete on John Speed’s plan of 1610, with the gatehouse and four other towers, so it was probably dismantled at the time of the Civil War.
It was restored in 1971.
(The above info is a summary of a long piece by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales )
It’s a great place for a picnic and a game of Dump123.
Photo by Susan Williams.
Oriana – concert for Insole Court
Here’s news of a concert on Fri 19 July 2013 at the Llandaf Parish Hall for a good cause:
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