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
83129
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/09/2004
Date of Amendment
03/09/2004
Name of Property
Walls, and attached Summerhouse, of Walled Garden at Gileston Manor
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Athan
Town
Barry
Locality
Gileston
Easting
301705
Northing
167081
Street Side
W
Location
About 50 north-west of Gileston Manor.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
A probably mid C18 enclosure with the summerhouse added in the early or mid C19 and with little change since. The summerhouse could be contemporary with the other improvements which take their date from the stableblock of 1812, but RCAHMW judge that it is later.
Exterior
Built of local lias limestone rubble with some dressed stone, the summerhouse is red brick fronted and has a Welsh slate roof. Square enclosure surrounded by coped walls about 3m in height. Wrought iron gates with tall piers in the centre of the south side, smaller gate on the east side. The north wall is arcaded for fruit growing with applied arches, but some of the piers are missing. The centre of the wall is set back and has a small single storey summerhouse inserted into the wing walls which were an alcove previously. Central part glazed door with 4 over 4 pane sashes on either side, all these with segmental heads. Pyramid roof. The exterior of the wall is plain, with the summerhouse projecting outwards in the form of a square, red brick chimney on rear wall.
Interior
Plain interior to summerhouse, the fireplace is gone.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of a fine estate group at Gileston Manor.
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