Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gazebo with dovehouse at The Gaer
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
- Thornbury
- Community
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.58827, -3.16934
- Cadw reference
- 19567
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 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
The building stands at the end of a garden wall which extends SW of the house.
History
Probably built in the later C18 as an ornamental feature in the garden layout associated with the present house.
Exterior
Built of brick with a slate roof. Square in plan with an upper floor containing the dovehouse. The building stands at the end of the 2.5m high garden wall, at about 40m from the house, the wall largely rebuilt. The gazebo or summerhouse has a central pointed arched doorway, formed with half-brick voussoirs, and a timber 'Y'-tracery of wood as an overlight above the springing. On either side, similar pointed openings provide window openings also with 'Y'-tracery, now blocked. On the upper floor, a central pointed opening with flight boxes, probably later, and to either side a shallow blind opening of equal size.
Interior
The gazebo is plastered and ceiled and has a chimney breast and fireplace on the rear wall. No access to the upper chamber.
Reason for designation
Included as an interesting dual-function garden building of the late C18 associated with The Gaer.
Nearby in the register
- The GaerDomesticunder 1 mi
- Forden Gaer Roman SiteFortunder 1 mi
- Camlad House (formerly known as Bryn Hyfred Hospital)Industrialunder 1 mi
- RhydwhymanDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.