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Reference Number
18917
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/09/1997
Date of Amendment
22/09/1997
Name of Property
Classical bust on stele in niche of garden wall at Vaynol Old Hall.
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Pentir
Town
Bangor
Locality
Vaynol Park
Easting
253856
Northing
369556
Street Side
NW
Location
The bust is set in a rough alcove, on the exterior of the the E garden wall, facing the outer service drive from Vaynol Farm.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
One of a number of classical garden ornaments placed around the garden by the Assheton-Smith family during the many campaigns to improve the gardens in the C19 and early C20. This figure is probably an C18 copy of a Roman original.
Exterior
Of limestone, the stele painted. A classical bust of a young woman, her wavy hair tied with a ribbon, wearing a draped himation, set on a plinth, and mounted on an inverted-tapered stele, its front recessed as a moulded panel, and enriched top and bottom with husks. Moulded die and a 2-stage square base. Small concrete repair to chin. The niche, of which the lower part is properly chamfered, has been altered later in a rustic manner to form a 2-centred arched recess.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as one of the embellishments of the gardens in Vaynol Park.
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