Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Front Garden Wall & Gatepiers & Gate to Brecon House
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
- 51.88285, -5.26929
- Cadw reference
- 12570
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 on NW side of road leading from The Cathedral Close NE towards Pont y Penyd; in front of Brecon House and opposite the Treasurer's House.
History
Probably ca1820
The left gateway only is marked on 1840 Tithe Map.
Exterior
High wall of rubble stone with blocked centre doorway. At each end a narrow incurving return with coping swept down to inner pier of twin square, purple Caerbwdy stone piers with ogee-domed stone caps. Painted timber gate to right entrance and, between right gatepier and coach-house, a plain ledged door of later date in brick surround.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Treasurer's HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Treasury Gateway (formerly listed separately)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Treasury CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coach House to Brecon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.