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
19822
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/05/1998
Date of Amendment
14/05/1998
Name of Property
Bust of Augustus and Column at Plas Brondanw Gardens
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanfrothen
Town
Locality
Plas Brondanw
Easting
261625
Northing
342331
Street Side
Location
Set against plain iron railings in the NW corner of the garden, adjacent to the Dolphin Gates.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
C18 or early C19 bust, apparently once in the collection of 'General Bonaparte', presumably the emperor Napoleon Ist. Placed here by Clough Williams-Ellis as a feature in the gardens that he designed and laid out in various stages between 1908 and 1978. He created here one of Wales' most impressive gardens distinctive for its interlinked terraces, compartments and axial vistas that are aligned on the surrounding mountains of Moel Hebog, Moelwyn, Cnicht and Snowdon.
Exterior
Life-sized bust of the Emperor Augustus, of white marble on a similar column with base. At its foot, a segmental polished slate plaque is inscribed: 'The Emperor Augustus from the collection of General Boneparte'.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an integral feature of the nationally important gardens laid out at Plas Brondanw by Clough Williams-Ellis.
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