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Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
11909
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/03/1992
Date of Amendment
12/03/1992
Name of Property
Two sets of Gates, Gatepiers & Railings to Parc Howard
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llanelli
Town
Locality
Easting
250913
Northing
201142
Street Side
Location
Situated along south east boundary of park, from Bryncaerau Terrace to corner of Parc Howard Avenue.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Exterior
1912 iron railings on stone plinth with 2 sets of gates between ashlar gatepiers. Gates are wooden with ramped top rails, panelled lower sections and open upper section infilled with fine cast-iron tracery. Main gates have double gates to carriageway and single pedestrian gate to left, subsidiary gates towards Parc Howard Avenue have double gates only.
Piers have rock-faced plinths, ashlar shafts broached inwards at neck to octagonal heavy caps with recessed carved shells over cardinal faces and subsidiary faces cut back to give a cross shape in plan. Piers are attractively lettered 'Parc Howard' and 'Opened to the Public Sept 21st 1912'. There are 3 piers to main gates, 2 to the other set.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group Value
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