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
11399
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/07/1974
Date of Amendment
13/01/1988
Name of Property
Gatepiers at Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa Castel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Community
Park
Town
Locality
Easting
304067
Northing
207088
Street Side
Location
By the main A470 road (and formerly with twin castellated lodges within the park).
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
ca 1825. Probably designed by Robert Lugar (the demolished lodges matched the style of the house).
Exterior
Two fine sections of ironwork railings with ironwork gate piers flanking the driveway. Large urn finials surmount round gatepiers with hinges, attached cluster of smaller urn-topped uprights. Matching pair of ironwork gates. Spear railings sweep down with 7 bays to left and right divided by square groups of urn-finial uprights; spear dog-bars. Railings are attached at outer ends to square, castellated stone turrets with boundary walls beyond.
Gates restored (Spring 1987).
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at Cyfarthfa Castle park and Pandy Farm.
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