[1] The school still uses the medieval chapel and halls of the Dominican friary which was closed during the Dissolution of the monasteries.

The buildings were restored by John Pollard Seddon in the 19th century, and again by W. D. Caröe in the 20th, and are a Grade I listed structure.

[citation needed] In December 2017, Estyn (HM's Inspectorate for Education & Training in Wales) assessed Christ College's performance as "excellent" across all five inspection areas – the highest grade that can be awarded.

[3] During the West Indies 1991 tour of England the ground was used to host a limited overs match against Wales, Brian Lara scoring 82.

In use for the entire 20th century, the ground was used by Glamorgan for a List A cricket match against the touring Zimbabweans.