Vaendre Hall
Vaendre Hall (or Faendre Hall) is a large detached house in the Cardiff suburb of St Mellons.
Set in four acres (1.6 ha) of grounds, it is bordered on three sides by St Mellons golf course.[1][2] It was developed by the shipowner and industrialist John Cory in the mid 19th century in the Jacobethan style after William Burn from a farm and renamed Faendre Hall. It was completed in 1850.[3] Cory hosted the politicians Henry Labouchère and George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, the former Viceroy of India, on their visits to Cardiff and Newport in 1887 and 1888 respectively.[4][5] It was subsequently owned by sportsman and brewer William Brain (of Brains Brewery), and Liberal Party politician Richard Mathias, who was appointed a baronet of Vaendre Hall in June 1917.[6][2] The house has a separate stable and entrance lodge.[7][8][1]
The hall and its 18 acres of land were sold for £7,000 at an auction in July 1893 to Dr. Hughes (equivalent to £790,000 in 2019). The farm adjoining the hall with two paddocks of land, a three stalled stable, wagon house, granary, two cattle sheds, poultry house, and a four roomed cottage was sold at the same sale for £1,150 to Mr. Richard Davies (equivalent to £130,000 in 2019).[9][10]
Vaendre Hall was put on sale in 2013 and 2018 for £2 million; it was subsequently reduced in 2020 to £1.65 million. It was listed as having seven bedrooms and five reception rooms with a billiard hall.[1][11]
Scenes from the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas special, Last Christmas, starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, were filmed at the house.[1]
The house has been listed Grade II since June 1977.[3] In addition to the main hall the lodge and entrance gateway, the former stable block, and a circular garden seat in the grounds are all separately listed Grade II.[12][13][14][15][16]
The GWR 4900 Class railway locomotive Faendre Hall was built in 1935 and named after the house.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Bronte Howard (5 May 2020). "Inside the grand manor house for sale that was once used as the backdrop for a Doctor Who Christmas day special". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b Dic Mortimer (15 October 2014). Cardiff The Biography. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-4456-4251-2.
- ^ a b "Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – Faendre Hall". Cadw – Cof Cymru. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Vaindre Hall". South Wales Daily News. 17 April 1888. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Vaindre Hall". South Wales Daily News. 17 December 1887. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ London Gazette, issue 30224 published on 10 August 1917. Page 10 of 48
- ^ coflein NPRN: 36839 RCAHMW: Coflein database
- ^ coflein NPRN: 43230 RCAHMW: Coflein database
- ^ "Vaindre Hall". South Wales Daily News. 31 July 1893. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ United Kingdom Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth "consistent series" supplied in Thomas, Ryland; Williamson, Samuel H. (2018). "What Was the U.K. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Elena Cresci (5 May 2020). "Revealed: The dream properties on the market for millions in Wales". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – Lodge at Faendre Hall". Cadw – Cof Cymru. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – Entrance Gateway at Faendre Hall". Cadw – Cof Cymru. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – Former Stable Block at Faendre Hall". Cadw – Cof Cymru. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – Circular garden seat at Faendre Hall". Cadw – Cof Cymru. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28.
- ^ coflein NPRN: 36838 RCAHMW: Coflein database
- ^ https://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?row_id=2807