Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19796
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/05/1998
Date of Amendment
14/05/1998
Name of Property
Gates and Gatepiers immediately S of the Flaming Urn Monument
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanfrothen
Town
Locality
Plas Brondanw Estate
Easting
261574
Northing
342088
Street Side
Location
Located 8m S of the Flaming Urn Monument at the end of a long wooded path running SW from Plas Brondanw; at the foot of the hill upon which Brondanw Tower is placed.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Gates and gatepiers built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect and owner of the Brondanw estate from 1908 until his death in 1978. Conceived as vista gates at the end of a long straight path from Plas Brondanw to the foot of the hill upon which the folly Brondanw Tower stands.
Exterior
Tall, square rubble piers with moulded rubble capping and reconstituted stone urn finials. Plain wrought iron gates with decorative overthrow surmounted by a polychromed decorative crown. Short, low flanking sections of wall curve outwards (away from the tower).
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items in the vicinity of Plas Brondanw.
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