Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railings at Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa Castle
Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 15 July 1974
- Community
- Park
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.75433, -3.39134
- Cadw reference
- 11400
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
By the main A470 road (and formerly with twin castellated lodges within the park).
History
ca 1825. Probably designed by Robert Lugar (the demolished lodges matched the style of the house).
Exterior
Two fine sections of ironwork railings with ironwork gate piers flanking the driveway. Large urn finials surmount round gatepiers with hinges, attached cluster of smaller urn-topped uprights. Matching pair of ironwork gates. Spear railings sweep down with 7 bays to left and right divided by square groups of urn-finial uprights; spear dog-bars. Railings are attached at outer ends to square, castellated stone turrets with boundary walls beyond.
Gates restored (Spring 1987).
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at Cyfarthfa Castle park and Pandy Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Gatepiers at Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa CastelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Park Wall Flanking Railingsat Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Pandy FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pandy FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.