Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19468
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1998
Date of Amendment
03/03/1998
Name of Property
Garden gateway with gates and attached wall at Ewenny Priory (house)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Ewenny
Town
Locality
Ewenny Priory
Easting
291219
Northing
177766
Street Side
Location
The gateway forms the entrance to the main garden from the Stable Court at the rear of Ewenny Priory (house).
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Early C19 gateway, part of the extensive programme involving remodelling of house c 1806 and landscaping of grounds. Wall shown onTithe Map of 1842 abutting house E at junction of old and new wings, as now, but extending W towards the wall joining N and S gatehouses; this latter area probably replanned and most of W section of wall demolished when W side of stable courtyard re-developed 1870s.
Exterior
Gateway comprises tall ashlar piers with shallow pyramidal caps surmounted by large stone orb finials, swept metal gates with curved braces, decorative rail and spear finials. Adjoining wall is of roughly dressed stone and abuts the house to E with a small surviving section to W.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a structure relating to the early C19 replanning of house and garden and as an imposing entrance gateway; group value with other buildings of Ewenny Priory in particular the house itself, the Stable Court, Ewenny Priory Church and Church of St Michael
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