Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
4134
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/09/1999
Date of Amendment
30/09/1999
Name of Property
Well in garden wall at Plas Newydd
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llandwrog
Town
Locality
Plas Newydd
Easting
244994
Northing
354425
Street Side
Location
Located in the south-west corner of the garden retaining wall to the south-east of the house at Plas Newydd.
Description
Broad Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Period
History
Likely to date from the C17, the arch to the well, like the retaining wall in which it sits, was probably remodelled c1900 by F G Wynn as part of his extensive work at Plas Newydd.
Exterior
Pointed arch to alcove in garden retaining wall containing water-filled stone basin; the arch has a modern iron gate with the Wynn family emblem of a double-headed eagle. The well is fed by a conduit which brings water from a now silted-up pool in the wood approximately 30m from the house.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a significant garden feature having group value with the other structures at Plas Newydd.
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