Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
19/03/2001
Date of Amendment
19/03/2001
Name of Property
Ornamental bridge in the grounds of The Hendre
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
Location
Approximately 60m E of The Hendre
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
History
Probably mid-late C19, and part of the layout of the grounds at the hendre.
Exterior
A small ornamental bridge carrying one of the drives to the house over a small brook. Probably mid- to later-C19. Built of coursed rock-faced sandstone with freestone dressings. Gothic style. It consists of a semi-circular double-chamfered arch about 2m wide, with a moulded corbel over the apex, a slightly-arched chamfered string course, and parapets with 5 carved pierced quatrefoil panels either side of the centre, ridged copings and terminal piers with brattished tops.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good ornamental masonry bridge, a significant element in the layout at The Hendre
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