Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20634
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/10/1998
Date of Amendment
21/10/1998
Name of Property
Gates and gatepiers at entrance to Gliffaes
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
Town
Locality
Gliffaes
Easting
317510
Northing
219970
Street Side
Location
At entrance of private drive to Gliffaes, on S side of a minor road to S of Myarth hill.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Erected c1881 with Gliffaes Lodge by the Reverend W. West at the entrance to the new house at Gliffaes.
Exterior
Gateway with square piers of ashlar red sandstone, with swept pyramidal caps and orb finials. Double cast iron gates have scrolled lower, upper and lock rails, and elaborately scrolled overthrow. Piers are flanked by dwarf stone walls with flat brick coping which are swept up to piers and crowned by brick scrolls.
Interior
Reason for designation
Well-detailed gateway which, with adjacent Gliffaes Lodge, is integral to the setting of Gliffaes, a large late C19 Italianate mansion.
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