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
24756
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/02/2001
Date of Amendment
25/05/2001
Name of Property
Cliff Lodge at Chepstow Racecourse (Piercefield Park)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Chepstow
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Piercefield Park
Easting
352130
Northing
195767
Street Side
E
Location
Set into the west boundary wall of Chepstow Racecourse (Piercefield Park) about 1200m north of the junction of the A466 and the B4293.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The western boundary wall of Piercefield Park was built in 1794 at which time the turnpike from Chepstow to St. Arvans village and Devauden was already in place, this having been built in 1760 to move the public road further from the house. This lodge is said to date from 1833 and to be an improvement associated with Nathaniel Wells, owner from 1819-52. For further history of the estate see Piercefield House.
Exterior
The two storey lodge is built of squared sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and has a Welsh slate roof. It backs onto the A466 and now has a blind rear wall, although it had an arched doorway on the ground floor and two windows in slight arched recesses looking west above, all now blocked. Hipped roof with paired eaves brackets and two chimneys on the south wall. The south elevation has one window on each floor with 2 + 2 casements. The rear elevation, looking onto the racecourse, has two windows, all with 3 over 3 pane sashes.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as an early/mid C19 park lodge which is a significant component of the nationally important historic landscape of Piercefield Park and for its group value with the adjacent gates.
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