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.
Date of Designation
29/10/1979
Date of Amendment
23/02/1998
Name of Property
East wall of Kitchen Garden, St Brides Castle
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Marloes and St. Brides
Location
Situated to S of stable yard, the kitchen-garden E wall prominently framing the W end of the lawn at St Brides Castle.
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
History
Kitchen garden wall partly of c1833, shown complete on 1875 O.S., the E side designed as part of the picturesque castellated end to the gardens of St Brides, as is the E side of the stable court adjoining. The garden since 1992 has become a bowling green, with lean-to range against the inside N wall. The listing has been altered to include only the E wall of the former kitchen garden as this is least altered and of group value with the other listed ranges.
Exterior
Garden walls, rubble stone, formerly pebbledashed. E range has tall round castellated tower with linking wall of similar height running back W to join SE corner of stable block. Lower main E wall has centre round-arched entry with keystone, approached by steps with low rendered side walls and octagonal piers. Blocking course over doorway.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with E wall of stable range and main house.
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