Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
83392
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/12/2004
Date of Amendment
16/12/2004
Name of Property
Garden Wall, Gate and Mounting Block and Stables at Plymouth House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Llantwit Major
Town
Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
Locality
Llantwit Major
Easting
296530
Northing
168811
Street Side
N
Location
In front and to the sides of Plymouth House.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Part of the wall and the mounting block are possibly late C18 while other parts and the gateway are probably early to mid C19. The stable court is of uncertain date.
Exterior
Coursed and squared local limestone rubble with a dressed coping. The wall is about 1.5m in height along the street front, with square gatepiers and an iron gate in the centre. The wall ramps up to the right behind the five step mounting block and then again to the right return reaching a height of about 3.5 m. Stable court to right with gates to road into right hand of parallel ranges of limestone rubble with Welsh slate roofs; the left hand one is lean-to against the garden wall, the right hand one is gabled. Yard elevations not seen at resurvey.
Interior
Interior of stables not available at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Plymouth House.
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