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
5479
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/01/1968
Date of Amendment
28/05/2003
Name of Property
Garth Lodge, gates and railings
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Cwm Cadnant
Town
Locality
Glyn Garth
Easting
258279
Northing
374349
Street Side
NW
Location
Set alongside the NW side of the A545 Beaumaris Road between Menai Bridge and Beaumaris.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
The gates may be partly C18 or in this style. The adjacent lodge is C19. The lodge and gates formed the principal, SW, entrance to the extensive Baron Hill Estate, home to the Bulkeley and Williams family; one of the foremost estates on the island throughout the C18 and C19.
Exterior
Lofted lodge house, built to a square plan. Built of rusticated coursed masonry with smooth dressings. Pyramidal slate roof has central rusticated stack with capping; dormer windows have segmentally arched roofs with moulded cornice over casement windows; ground floor has paired sash windows and entrance in the NW wall. Ornamental wrought iron double gates with box standards and transom supporting overthrow with shield arms. Side railings extend a short distance up to rusticated stone piers with cornices surmounted by urns.
Interior
Interior not inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of ornamental ironwork and a well-mannered lodge, forming a striking entrance to the estate for which they were built.
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