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
12910
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/04/1991  
Date of Amendment
22/02/1993  
Name of Property
Main Gateway & Flanking Walls and Terrace at Castle Hall House  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire  
Community
Milford Haven  
Town
 
Locality
Castle Hall  
Easting
191844  
Northing
205889  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated at an angle to Castle Hall Road some 50m NW of modern Castle Hall House.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Probably early Cl9, entrance gateway to Castle Hall (demolished l937) from what was until cl855 the main road. Castle Hall was built cl765 for Governor Holwell, but was extensively improved by Benjamin Rotch, leader of the N American whaling community invited to Milford by C Greville, who bought the estate in l804 and before his bankruptcy in l8l7 had terraced the land and created an extensive pleasure garden. It was subsequently purchased by R F Greville and his wife, the Countess of Mansfield, but little further improvement was made before l855 under Col R F M Greville, their son.  

Exterior
Wide rubble stone carriage arch with depressed arch head and cut stone voussoirs, the inner jambs rebated with pintles for gate hinges. Small pedestrian arch with similar head to left. Creeper covered wallhead, stepping down to left and then returning eastward. To right of main arch, and at full-height, wall returns westward to flank driveway with three low depressed-arched openings, purpose unknown, then returns S. Behind is terraced embankment which may have supported an earlier driveway, on four arched vaults with brick undersides and rubble facing. Left vault has remains of circular opening (for well?)  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at Castle Hall.  

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