Former kitchen garden walls, greenhouses, associated outbuildings and river terrace at Hafod

Cadw's description

Location

Set low down beside Afon Ystwyth to SW of site of house.

History

Walls of walled gardens to Hafod, probably begun for Thomas Johnes c. 1786, complete by 1796, tree nursery along S side, later additions and alterations. The former head-gardener's cottage is mid C19, altered and not included. The gardens are roughly trapezoidal in shape. There were hothouses along the N wall by 1799. The greenhouses are late C19 by Messenger & Co. of Loughborough for T. J. Waddingham. The larger E one is marked on OS of 1886, the smaller one is on the 1905 OS.

Exterior

Three-sided enclosure (approximately 145m by 60m) open to E side, consisting of mostly coursed rubble walls some 2.5m high with split stone uprights to cappings. Lean-to boiler-house with slate roof part way along N wall exterior. Entrance to yard at rear of gardener's cottage with (rebuilt) turned-in jambs topped by tapering finial blocks (reused from house?). N Wall returns the short distance to abut the cottage. Far W wall of garden is now partly constructed in brick and returns E along riverside to end at the yard to S of cottage. Terrace on outer side ends with flight of ornamental steps down (partly reusing masonry from house?). Later pig sty with pen constructed within N wall of garden and adjoining part of later C19 or early C20 lean-to greenhouses with some original glazing and fittings.

Reason for designation

Included for historic importance as part of Thomas Johnes original works at Hafod.