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
18925
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/09/1997
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Gate piers in boundary wall by Wern Gogas
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Pentir
Town
Bangor
Locality
Vaynol Park
Easting
253389
Northing
368301
Street Side
NW
Location
The gate piers are located close to the road, on the track to Wern Gogas, and face SW towards Felinheli.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Vaynol Estate boundary wall was commenced 1863 and construction continued until c1870. There are indications that the gates were built slightly before the wall.
Exterior
Built of local freestone, and set in the coursed rubble estate boundary wall. Square in plan, slightly tapered up to a flat necking band, and weathered slate cappings. The wall is swept down each side; on the right to a similar but lower pier without the necking band.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a bold and strong element in the listed Park Boundary wall of Vaynol Estate.
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