Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
NW and N facing garden walls at Pentrebach House
Troed-y-Rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 August 1975
- Locality
- Pentrebach
- Community
- Troed-y-Rhiw
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72598, -3.36070
- Cadw reference
- 11504
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
Adjoinging the traffic roundabout at S end of Merthyr Road (A4064) and enclosing the garden ground to NW and N of the house.
History
Originally built in mid C19 when the ironmaster Anthony Hill (d 1862) built the house. Much rebuilt on a different alignment following road improvements in later C20. The modern railings to W of house are not included.
Exterior
Mid C19, probably contemporary with the house. Approximately 8 -10 foot high boundary wall of stone with rusticated capping; the rebuilt sections with cock-and-hen cappings. Towards the eastern end of the north facing wall there is a carriage entrance flanked by relocated ashlar gate piers with capping; immediately to the west of the roadway entrance there is a plain opening for the pedestrian entrance. The wall runs towrds the roundabout and then splays twice to rejoin the original line directly to W of Pentrebach House.
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding modern alterations, for group value with Pentrebach House.
Nearby in the register
- Pentrebach HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sion Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 1 River RowDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 River RowDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.