Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
10889
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/01/1991
Date of Amendment
10/01/1991
Name of Property
Gates 7 Gate Piers, including Flanking Railings, at NW Entrance to Aberdare Park
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Aberdare West
Town
Locality
Trecynon
Easting
299218
Northing
203568
Street Side
Location
Closing the NW drive entrance to the park immediately SW of the junction with Cemetery Road.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Aberdare Park was laid out on a part of Hirwaun Common on the instigation of R H Rhys, Chairman of the Local Board of Health "as a pleasant place for the dust begrimed inhabitants". Opened on 27tháJulyál869 and walled in 1877. These are not the original gates and piers but were erected after the War.
Exterior
2 tall stone square piers with pyramidical caps. The carriage and pedestrian iron gates all have simple panels and lock bars; the main carriage gates also have scrolled ironwork to the top. Low rubble walls to either side curving back to ends terminating im similar square piers; finialled iron railings with more elaborate principal uprights which have scrolled brackets to the inner side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items in Aberdare Park.
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