Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Two flights of steps up to Terrace and Yew Tree Pleasance
Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanmihangel, Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 16 December 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Recreational
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1952
- Locality
- Llanmihangel
- Community
- Llandow
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.43755, -3.46787
- Cadw reference
- 16461
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located immediately to the rear of Llanmihangel Place.
History
The gardens were laid out in the reign of William and Mary, probably by Humphrey Edwin, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1697. Over three hundred yews were planted to a design described by John Tomlinson in 1629 "Paradisi de Sole, Paradisus Terrastrius"
Exterior
Narrow flight of ten plain limestone steps, leading up to a broader, shallower flight of 13 steps with coping, which in turn leads into the formal flat grass terrace.
Partially restored at the time of inspection. (June 1995)
Reason for designation
Listed as an integral part of this rare and exceptionally interesting late C17 planned garden associated with the grade I Llanmihangel Place.
Nearby in the register
- Llanmihangel PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- St Anne's WellWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Barn and Stable to E of Llanmihangel PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.