Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden seat in SW garden of Vaynol Hall
Pentir, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Vaynol Park, Bangor, Pentir, Gwynedd, designated on 22 September 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 22 September 1997
- Locality
- Vaynol Park
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Pentir
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.20180, -4.19236
- Cadw reference
- 18911
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 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The seat is located in the end embayment of the SW garden of Vaynol Hall, facing towards the SE.
History
The seat is in an C18 Kentian style, and possibly of that date, and was placed in the SW garden when it was laid out, either contemporary with the later remodelling of Vaynol Hall, or in 1913 when there are references in the Estate Papers to 'Garden Alterations'.
Exterior
Of limestone. Segmental in shape supported on 3 winged dragons, and with a balustraded back rest with console stops.
Reason for designation
Included as an important element in the design of the SW garden; part of the classicising setting of Vaynol Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Vaynol HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Classical statue to SW of Vaynol HallGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Well Head to SW of Vaynol HallGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Coach House to N of Vaynol HallAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.