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
18666
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
05/08/1997  
Date of Amendment
05/08/1997  
Name of Property
Park Gates and Gatepiers to the NW entrance to Kinmel Park  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Conwy  
Community
Abergele  
Town
Abergele  
Locality
St George  
Easting
297482  
Northing
375680  
Street Side
 
Location
The park entrance is at the SE end of the main street of St George, with the lodge lying on the N side.  

Description


Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces  
Period
 

History
The gatepiers were built, probably to the design of W E Nesfield, c1870-5, to replace the gatepiers crowned by lions recorded by Fenton in his 'Tour of Wales' c1808.  

Exterior
The gate piers are of limestone ashlar, square, rising to a moulded necking and dentilled cornice, carrying stilted ball finials. The piers have incuse panels with the Hughes mantled and crested arms, impaled with Ravensworth. Brackets on the outer face drop to the corniced high wing walls on either side, that to the SW ending in a similar but lower pier also with a ball finial, and that to the NE is pierced for a pedestrian gate, close to the portico of the lodge. Iron gates with tall overthrow. The panel on inner face of the piers has sunflowers. The rectangular area in front of the lodge, outside the gates, is defined by rubble stone walls ending in low piers.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as an important feature in the historic Kinmel park, and of group value with the attached St George's Gate Lodge.  

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