Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
22174
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
27/08/1999
Date of Amendment
27/08/1999
Name of Property
Garden Wall of the Former Mansion
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Town
Carmarthen
Locality
Golden Grove Park
Easting
259799
Northing
220336
Street Side
Location
Near the site of the old Golden Grove mansion, about 300m south of the North Lodge, extending from near Garden Cottage to near Eagle Lodge
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably late C18, contemporary with the second Golden Grove mansion of the Vaughan family (which was built c1755). The wall runs east and south-east from the site of mansion to near the old line of the turnpike road, and formed the north side of the gardens.
Exterior
Part rubble masonry, part brickwork wall approximately 4-5m in height as surviving, about 0.6m in thickness. A gateway (dated 1854) has been formed at the west end for access to Garden Cottage.
Interior
Reason for designation
The last substantial survival of the environs of the Golden Grove of the Vaughan era.
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