Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
80991
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/03/2003
Date of Amendment
13/03/2003
Name of Property
Gatepiers and gates to Church of Saint Peter
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Pontardawe
Town
Swansea
Locality
Pontardawe
Easting
272265
Northing
204195
Street Side
Location
On the NE side of the churchyard leading to the High Street.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Gatepiers and cast-iron gates to churchyard of parish church of 1858-60, probably of c1860.
Exterior
Pair of cast-iron large gates to vehicular entry between two large stone gatepiers of rock-faced squared stone with plinths, projecting capstones and large pyramidal tops, all rock-faced, carrying iron overthrow with remnant of scroll work. To each side are lower short walls linking to walls out to streetline with rock-faced coping stones.
Gates are Gothic with lower part of six roundels each enclosing a quatrefoil of four encircled trefoils. Above mid-rail are 6 fleur-de-lys finials between uprights of 6 Gothic cusped arches under moulded top rail with 7 fleur-de-lys finials.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a particularly ornate pair of mid Victorian cast-iron gates. Group value with the church.
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