Introduction
Parc Cefn Onn is a woodland park laid out between 1910 and 1933. There are some fine exotic specimen trees and shrubs, in particular conifers, rhododendrons and azaleas.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
44 29 2233 0235Access contact details
This is a municipal country park for general public use.
Owners
Cardiff Council
Heath Park, King George V Drive, CF14 4EP
- History
Parc Cefn Onn was laid out between 1910 and 1933 as a woodland garden, orginally intended to be the setting for a new house for Ernest Albert Prosser, a widower, and his consumptive son Cecil Gottrele Prosser. The shelter and pool were constructed for Cecil to use during the day as part of his treatment. Ernest Albert Prosser was the General Manager of the Rhymney, Cardiff and Taff Vale Railways prior to the formation of GWR. Prosser was pre-deceased by his son and the site was eventually purchased by Cardiff Council from Prosser's nephew in 1944. The garden was extended by the purchase of an area of woodland from the Plymouth Estate at about the same time and this southern area was planted up with trees and Rhododendrons to complement the older part of the site under the direction of William Nelmes, Chief Parks Officer at the time.
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gm)20(CDF)
- Grade: II
Features
- Pond
- Pavilion
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Lisvane
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan} (Cardiff: CADW, 2000) 64 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Glamorgan
- Fletcher, D.W., {Parc Cefn-On Near Cardiff} (1966) 10-11 Parc Cefn-On Near Cardiff