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Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan.
The original pre-Norman church was recorded in the 12th-century Book of Llandaff to have been no more than 28 feet long, 15 feet wide and 20 feet high.
The 12th century building was much grander and the fine craftsmanship and subtlety of the architecture show a clear similarity to those of Glastonbury Abbey and Wells Cathedral, so it is probable that several of the leading craftsman of Somerset were hired for the building.
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This shows the Cathedral Green with the cathedral spire showing beyond. Historically, Llandaff was informally known as a 'city', because of its status as the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff. This city status was, however, never officially recognised largely because the community did not possess a charter of incorporation. It was incorporated into the City of Cardiff in 1922.
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Llandaff has the feel of a small village even though it was absorbed, in the 19th and 20th centuries, into the North-West quadrant of a big city - i.e. Cardiff. It is a delightful little area.
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Seen as a clean and green up-market countrified village location close to the fast developing city, many of the better-off coal merchants and business people chose to live in Llandaff, including the Insole family. The house now known as Insole Court dates originally from 1856.
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