Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rectangular Shelter in the grounds of Pen-y-fal
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 15 June 1992
- Locality
- Pen-y-fal
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82361, -3.00926
- Cadw reference
- 15759
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
Between the main (south-west) elevation of Pen-y-fal Apartments and the drive. Surrounded by lawns near the main entrance approach.
History
Contemporary with the early C20 expansion of the hospital (qv Pen-y-fal Apartments) which was first built in the mid C19 as the Joint County Lunatic Asylum. Considerable new building was done here in 1901-4 and 1910 designed by Edward Johnson. Public Health Acts and reforms had created the requirement to provide institutionalised people with the opportunity for outdoor recreation. These shelters are probably prefabricated designs bought from a catalogue. They were commonly provided in Asylums at this time and were also used in all kinds of public parks and promenades.
Exterior
Spa or seaside style rectangular timber shelter with gabled roof, covered with new broadly corrugated steel sheeting and with ironwork cresting. Each side has three cambered openings, broader and full height to centre; otherwise boarded below and mullioned openings above on the long sides. Pillars dividing the bays have guttae and fluting. Planked benches to seating areas on all four sides.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Pen-y-Fal Hospital and the associated historic items.
Nearby in the register
- Octagonal Shelter 1 in the grounds to south-west of Pen-y-falGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Parc Pen-y-fal (former main hospital building)Health and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Chapel of former Pen-y-fal HospitalReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lodge of Pen-y-falDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.