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Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15495
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1995
Date of Amendment
31/01/1995
Name of Property
Decorative Garden Gates and Gate Piers at Glan-y-Mawddach
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Barmouth
Town
Locality
Cutiau
Easting
263018
Northing
316707
Street Side
W
Location
Located approximately 50m N of Glan-y-Mawddach and giving on to a long topiary-lined walk.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Exterior
A pair of wrought iron decorative gates and flanking gate piers,erected c.1910 by Mr and Mrs Keighley as part of their important garden layout at Glan-y-Mawddach. Tall dressed rubble piers with plain capping surmounted by classical earthenware urns with swag decoration. The gates have reversed, shaped tops with flame-like finials to plain upper railings, pierced by oval oculi, one to eachgate. Open foliate decoration to central band; straight spear-headed railings to lower section. The L gate pier adjoins a stepped, snecked rubble wall with plain capping which curves S in an arc and terminates after some 20ft at a natural rock outcrop.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of the important Edwardian garden layout.
Group value with other listed items at Glan-y-Mawddach
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