Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
16400
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/08/1995
Date of Amendment
21/08/1995
Name of Property
Garden Terraces at Vaynor Park
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Berriew
Town
Locality
Vaynor
Easting
317623
Northing
300206
Street Side
Location
Alongside the house to the S, and forming the S boundary of the courtyard to its W.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
The terraces were designed by Thomas Penson, county surveyor for Montgomeryshire, as part of his extensive remodelling of the house, 1840-53. They link the house with the stable block to the SW.
Exterior
Brick retaining wall surmounted by a series of urns in the length parallel to the house, with short lengths of parapet to either end: open-work lozenge decoration and bulbous pilasters over splayed buttresses. Shallow steps to the gardens immediately SW of the house, with urns on low parapets.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a significant component both of the house at Vayor Park, and also of the garden layout which is contemporary with the remodelling of the house.
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