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
24771
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/02/2001
Date of Amendment
14/02/2001
Name of Property
Entrance Gates and Gatepiers of Chepstow Racecourse (Piercefield Park) at Middle Lodge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Chepstow
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Piercefield Park
Easting
352126
Northing
195780
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, having been constructed in 1760 to move the public road further from the house. These gates are said to date from 1833 and to be an improvement associated with the then owner Nathaniel Wells. The gateway is directly opposite to the entrance to Oakgrove, which was the dower house of Piercefield, but that house would appear to date from a few years after Middle Lodge and the Gates. For further history of the estate see Piercefield House.
Exterior
The gatepiers are sandstone ashlar, square in section with a small base and a heavy modillion cornice cap. The capstone comes to a slight point to throw off the weather. Wrought iron spear double gates with a flat top rail. The gateway is joined to the lodge by a short section of park wall about 2.25m in height.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as mid C19 park gates which are a significant component of the nationally important historic landscape of Piercefield Park and for their group value with the adjacent Middle Lodge.
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