Lansdowne Primary School
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51°28′52″N 3°12′50″W / 51.481°N 3.214°W Lansdowne Primary School (Welsh: Ysgol Gynradd Lansdowne) is a Victorian primary school that opened in 1898 in Canton, Cardiff, Wales.
The school was designed by architects Veall & Sant and opened in January 1898.[1]
During the First World War the school was commandeered and used as a military hospital, before reopening as a school again in 1918. The school was badly damaged by incendiary bombs during the Second World War, when a bombing raid hit Cardiff in January 1941.[1]
In the last 20 years the school has seen the fabric of the building being renovated with new double glazing on the first floor of the Juniors building [citation needed] In the mid-1990s a nursery school was added and about a year after the schools centenary year the overgrown and neglected nature garden was removed. On the cusp of the new Millennium the long-standing headmaster, Mr Davies retired and was presented with a wooden garden bench as a mark of gratitude from staff and pupils. [citation needed]
In 2001 Lansdowne School and School House were granted grade 2 Listing as historic buildings.[2]
