Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15997
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/05/1995
Date of Amendment
26/05/1995
Name of Property
Walled Garden at Edwinsford
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llansawel
Town
Edwinsford
Locality
Easting
263144
Northing
234778
Street Side
Location
Edwinsford is reached off the B4337 between Llansawel and Talley and is situated on the banks of the River Cothi which is the boundary between the two communities. The walled garden is immediately to the N of the Home Farm, bounding the B4337 on its
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Former walled garden belonging to Edwinsford mansion, the derelict ancient seat of the Williams family. The Gardener's cottage to the SW (Garden Cottage) was built 1811-12; the garden seems to be of similar date.
Exterior
Early C19 walled garden. 3m high rubble walls enclosing irregularly shaped garden measuring 2.204 ha. Main gate to SW, slightly to left of Garden Cottage, tall piers of squared rubble with raised table and coping; rebated for (missing) gates. Gardener's entry to rear of Garden Cottage. Tall piers of squared rubble flanking low doorway with elliptical stone voussoired head, string course above, rubble infill overhead. Continuous coping, stone ball finials to piers. Timber planked and studded door.. Doorway to SE corner to right of the Coach House, boarded door; stone voussoired head. Similar door to NE corner.
Derelict single storey rubble building to NE corner. Garden overgrown and mostly disused.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value with mansion and listed estate buildings.
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