Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15759
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/06/1992
Date of Amendment
10/11/2005
Name of Property
Rectangular Shelter in the grounds of Pen-y-fal
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Abergavenny
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Pen-y-fal
Easting
330537
Northing
214369
Street Side
NW
Location
Between the main (south-west) elevation of Pen-y-fal Apartments and the drive. Surrounded by lawns near the main entrance approach.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Contemporary with the early C20 expansion of the hospital (qv Pen-y-fal Apartments) which was first built in the mid C19 as the Joint County Lunatic Asylum. Considerable new building was done here in 1901-4 and 1910 designed by Edward Johnson. Public Health Acts and reforms had created the requirement to provide institutionalised people with the opportunity for outdoor recreation. These shelters are probably prefabricated designs bought from a catalogue. They were commonly provided in Asylums at this time and were also used in all kinds of public parks and promenades.
Exterior
Spa or seaside style rectangular timber shelter with gabled roof, covered with new broadly corrugated steel sheeting and with ironwork cresting. Each side has three cambered openings, broader and full height to centre; otherwise boarded below and mullioned openings above on the long sides. Pillars dividing the bays have guttae and fluting. Planked benches to seating areas on all four sides.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Pen-y-Fal Hospital and the associated historic items.
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