Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Front & Side Garden Wall & Gatepiers to The Arch Deaconry
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 26 August 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1981
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88263, -5.26963
- Cadw reference
- 12567
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at angle of road leading NE from Cathedral Close to Pont y Penyd and disused lane running N, Feidr Chwech Erw.
Exterior
Early C19 garden wall of rubble stone with stone coping curved inwards in centre to two rubble stone square gatepiers with ogee domed stone caps and wooden small gate. Wall curves inwards again at NE end, towards Brecon House. At SW angle wall returns northwards with inset post box of Edwards VIII's reign and continues past pair of gate piers, to side entry, as far as entry to coach house yard.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Garden Wall between Pen-y-Ffos and the Treasurer's HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Arch Deaconry (The Archdeacon of St David's House)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Treasury Gateway (formerly listed separately)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Front Garden Wall & Gatepiers & Gate to Brecon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.