| St Michael's College, Llandaff | |
|---|---|
 "Bland and uninspired", John Newman | |
| Type | House / College |
| Location | Cardiff, Glamorgan |
| Coordinates | 51°29′35″N 3°13′07″W / 51.4930°N 3.2187°W |
| Built | 1880s-1950s |
| Architect | John Prichard, F. R. Kempson, George Pace |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival, Modernist |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | St Michael's College |
| Designated | 25 January 1966 |
| Reference no. | 13657 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Chapel of St Michael's College |
| Designated | 27 April 2004 |
| Reference no. | 82676 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Apartments 1-3, St Michael's College |
| Designated | 25 January 1966 |
| Reference no. | 81256 |
  Location of St Michael's College, Llandaff in Cardiff | |
St Padarn's Institute came into being in 2016. Until then the site belonged to St Michael's College, an Anglican theological college in Llandaff, Wales. St Michael's college was founded in Aberdare in 1892, and was situated in Llandaff from 1907 until 2016.[1] Among its many alumni was the poet R. S. Thomas. The original building on the site was a house constructed for himself by John Prichard. After his death, that building was incorporated into the newly founded St Michael's College, which was built mainly to the designs of F. R. Kempson between 1905 and 1907. In the late 1950s, a chapel was built by George Pace. The college had significant financial problems in the early 21st century and was eventually closed.
The site was purchased by the Church in Wales in 2016 to be used as a residential training college for its full time ministers.
- ^ Walker, David (1976). "Disestablishment and Independence". In Walker, David (ed.). A History of the Church in Wales. Penarth: Church in Wales Publications. p. 181. ISBN 0-85326-0-11-7.