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
24717
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2001
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Archway at Pen-y-clawdd House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Mitchel Troy
Town
Monmouth
Locality
Pen-y-clawdd
Easting
345672
Northing
207502
Street Side
Location
Prominently sited on the edge of the road and some 0.25 km from the crossroads at St Martin's church, Pen-y-clawdd.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Neo-classical entrance archway to Penyclawdd House, dated 1861, according to Bradney part of alterations carried out by John Hodges Winslow of Trellech.
Exterior
Entrance screen to Pen-y-clawdd House, red brick with pink stone dressings. Big centre carriage arch flanked by small pedestrian gateways.The carriage arch has low stone plinth, brick piers with moulded stone impost bands and red brick semi-circular arch with stone keystone. This frames a pink stone inner arch with no impost, plinth or key. Flat top with moulded coping and small ball finial. Pedestrian arches have moulded stone coping carried across from main arch impost band. Above coping are 2 rectangular ashlar blocks, inscribed 'May; and '1861'. Raised brick outer pier each side. The left hand arch has a timber gate whilst that to the right is half blind.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Pen-y-clawdd House and as an unusually imposing triumphal entry for a minor gentry house.
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