Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
23137
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/03/2000
Date of Amendment
31/03/2000
Name of Property
Waterloo Road Gatepiers & Gates to Belle Vue Park
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Stow Hill
Town
Locality
Belle Vue Park
Easting
330527
Northing
187175
Street Side
E
Location
At NW entrance to Park, near junction of Waterloo Road, and Friars Road.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
The land for the park was given by Lord Tredegar in 1891. Mawson won the competition (despite submitting designs for the wrong site) and the park opened in 1894. Mawson designed the layout for the park, and virtually all the buildings including terraces and tea pavilion, lodges, bridges, walls and gatepiers. Mawson became a landscape architect and town planner of international importance with commissions throughout Britain, and also in Canada and Greece.
The Borough council over-ruled Mawson and rather than commissioning an original design, purchased gates from Messrs T Brawn & Co of Birmingham.
Exterior
Rock-faced stone gatepiers with cap stones support elaborate iron gates with Newport Borough arms.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as part of group of items associated with this important public park.
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