Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wall, railings and gates at Oakdale Hospital
Penmaen, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Health and Welfare
- Date of designation
- 23 March 1999
- Locality
- Oakdale
- Community
- Penmaen
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67921, -3.18155
- Cadw reference
- 21511
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Fronting the terraced enclosure of Oakdale Hospital and extending along side road.
History
Contemporary with hospital built 1914.
Exterior
Brick wall with railings and gates extends from the rear of the hospital in Penrhiw Avenue, along the frontage, with a short return of stone to N; the continuation of the wall to NE, E and S in stone is not included. Brick wall has saddleback coping, railings with Art Nouveau motifs to the stanchions and piers with terracotta cushion caps. 3 pairs of high wrought iron gates with Art Nouveau motifs, at each front corner and one to side road entrance; hung between tall brick piers with shallow terracotta caps originally enriched with ballflower ornament, not intact; also single gates to side and front.
Reason for designation
Listed as an important element in the setting of and group value with the hospital.
Nearby in the register
- Oakdale HospitalHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
- The Oakdale Public HouseRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Pont Syr Dafydd (partly in Blackwood and Argoed Communities)Communicationsunder 1 mi
- Pont Syr Dafydd (partly in Penmaen Community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.