Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
4175
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/08/1992
Date of Amendment
22/09/1997
Name of Property
Urn and pedestal in formal garden NE of Vaynol Hall.
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Pentir
Town
Bangor
Locality
Vaynol Park
Easting
253749
Northing
369490
Street Side
NW
Location
The formal Italian garden stands between Vaynol Old Hall and Vaynol Hall, in the heart of Vaynol Park. The urn is mounted at the centre of the garden, where a transverse path crosses the main axis leading up to the fountain terrace.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
The urn and pedestal are early to mid C18, in a continental baroque style, and were reset in the formal garden at its inception in c1913.
Exterior
Of Weldon type limestone. A tall swagged urn with a gadrooned base and broad foliated rim below the fruit encrusted cap, set on a panelled and painted pedestal.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a very fine example of its type, and for group value as an important element in this garden associated with Vaynol Hall.
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