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
19466
Building Number
 
Grade
I  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
03/03/1998  
Date of Amendment
03/03/1998  
Name of Property
Romanesque gateway in former E precinct wall at Ewenny Priory (house)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan  
Community
Ewenny  
Town
 
Locality
Ewenny Priory  
Easting
291293  
Northing
177790  
Street Side
 
Location
Set in stretch of original medieval precinct wall on E side of Ewenny Priory (house) garden.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
Romanesque doorway, original C12 W doorway of Priory, resited as a decorative feature in E garden wall, itself the original C12 E priory precinct wall; this was carried out in early C19 following the demolition of W bay of nave associated with the extensive remodelling of Ewenny Priory (house) in 1806 and landscaping of grounds; very similar to S nave Priory doorway still in situ.  

Exterior
Romanesque arch of 3 orders: the inner plain, the middle with outward pointing zigzag and the outer grooved; stepped imposts, half round piers with small fluted capitals and moulded bases.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed I as a complete though reset Romanesque doorway; group value with the other buildings at Ewenny Priory, especially E Precinct Wall, Ewenny Priory Church and Ewenny Priory (house). Scheduled Ancient Monument Gm 190 (part).  

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