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
2390
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
01/11/1974  
Date of Amendment
10/11/2005  
Name of Property
Retaining Wall between Castle Street Car-park and the Garden of Old Court  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Abergavenny  
Town
Abergavenny  
Locality
Abergavenny  
Easting
329784  
Northing
214093  
Street Side
SW  
Location
Part of the south side of the town wall circuit, seen within the garden of Old Court but also retaining the Castle Street car park.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Fragments of medieval town walls built first in the C14 when Abergavenny had a complete circuit with four gates. This section is part of the run from Abergavenny Castle to the Tudor Street Gate (demolished after 1802) which gave access to the road leading down to Usk Bridge (qv Merthyr Road). It was partially demolished and rebuilt in the centuries following the Civil War in the mid C17 so that very little ancient fabric now remains. This section is the most extensive, best preserved and most visible of the remains of the town walls.  

Exterior
Built of red sandstone random rubble very little of which can be considered ancient. About 20m of wall approximately 3m high survives at this point, flat stone capping. There are indications of repairs, including brick, heightening and rebuilding. The elevation in the Castle Street car-park is very low due to the difference in ground level inside the wall circuit.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a fragment of the medieval town walls of Abergavenny. This section is the most extensive, best preserved and most visible of the remains of the town walls.  

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