Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gazebo at Gunley Hall
Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 20 March 1998
- Locality
- Gunley
- Town
- Forden
- Community
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.60217, -3.09306
- Cadw reference
- 19562
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the rear of a new house attached to the W end of Gunley Hall.
History
Probably built in the mid C18 as a gazebo or garden pavilion attached to the S side of the W garden wall of the big house.
Exterior
A square plan building of red brick, with a pyramidal slate roof and acorn terminal. Taller than the attached garden wall, with openings at the centre of each side, now blocked. The opening to the W was orginally a doorway, now altered. The openings have rubbed brick lintels. Attached to the N side of the garden wall is a brick lean-to structure, said to have been a bathhouse, formerly with a tank set in the floor. A door at one end opens to a narrow passage extending from a door in the garden wall immediately E of the gazebo.
Interior
The interior is panelled, and was at one time painted. Bolection moulded panelling with a dado rail and similar reveal linings with shutters to the openings.
Reason for designation
Included as an interesting garden structure retaining remains of a handsome interior.
Nearby in the register
- Gunley HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dovecote at Gunley HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- LlwynyrhededdDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nantcribba CottagesDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.