Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Flight of Steps and adjoining Wall and Arched Gateway immediately N of Penstep
Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 14 May 1998
- Locality
- Plas Brondanw Estate
- Community
- Llanfrothen
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95969, -4.06099
- Cadw reference
- 19833
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
Located opposite Plas Brondanw, on the E side of the lane.
History
Arched gate and steps built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect and owner of the Brondanw estate from 1908 until his death in 1978; the wrought-iron gate, bearing the date 1908, was probaly reused by Clough Williams-Ellis since the incorporated initial ('A') is unrelated to him or his family and he did not marry Amabel until 1915.
Exterior
Long flight of slate-flagged steps leading from Pen Parc down to Plas Brondanw. At the bottom are squat rubble flanking piers with surmounting ball finials of reconstituted stone. Adjoining to the L (NE) is a stepped-up rubble revettment wall. This continues for some 20m where it slopes up over an arched, shallow-pedimented entrance; this has a deeply-recessed decorative wrought-iron gate with scroll-work and floral motifs and including a central date 1908 to the lock-bar, as well as the letter `A' to the fanlight. The ironwork is painted in the distinctive Clought Williams-Ellis blue. The wall continues for a short distance beyond the arch where it terminates at a masonry break.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items at Plas Brondanw.
Nearby in the register
- PenstepDomesticunder 1 mi
- Main Gates and Gatepiers to Plas Brondanw including attached Enclosing Walls and Revettment to EGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Steps, Gates and Gatepiers to Upper Terrace at Plas Brondanw GardensGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Gates and Gatepiers opposite the Coach-house including Curved Wall adjoining to NE.Gardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.