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
87484
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
25/09/1986  
Date of Amendment
02/06/2021  
Name of Property
Gazebo and adjoining rubble wall on Cwrt Newydd road  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Crickhowell  
Town
Crickhowell  
Locality
 
Easting
322005  
Northing
218286  
Street Side
S  
Location
On the eastern outskirts of the town on rising ground, on south side of Cwrt Newydd road.  

Description


Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces  
Period
 

History
Late C18 gazebo formerly in the grounds of Greenhill, a Victorian mansion; one of 3 such in the town which were used as look-out towers by the inns to get early warning of the approach of coaches – this one overlooking the turnpike route from New Inn via Abergavenny. Extensively renovated c1980.  

Exterior
2-storey rubble structure set at the angle of 2 rubble boundary walls and enclosed in a modern courtyard. Pyramidal slate roof with finial, outside steps, modern windows with ogee voussoir heads. Modern iron gate set in ogee headed opening in wall to SW which steps down to Health Centre; second section of wall curves to SE - both partly ruined.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Special architectural interest as one of an unusual group of three watchtowers on the coach routes through the town; and historic interest in the C18 development of border market towns in east Wales as transport routes improved.  

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