Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railings and Gates at Ynys Hafod and Min Yr Afon
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Usk, Monmouthshire, designated on 16 February 1953.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 February 1953
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70055, -2.90494
- Cadw reference
- 2170
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Fronting the whole range of this complex.
History
Probably C18.
Exterior
Wrought iron gates and railings. Railings have spear-head finials with urn finials to the stanchions which have scrolled supports, set on a low stone wall. Gateway is roughly at the centre of the range but at right of Ynys Hafod house. Lamp-arch has orb finials and a tall swept gate with scrolls, additional spikes to curved middle rail. Narrow iron gate at end right and an old wooden gate inserted into the railing range at left.
Reason for designation
Listed as an integral part of the Ynys Hafod complex. Group value with this and other listed items in New Market Street.
Nearby in the register
- Min Yr AfonDomesticunder 1 mi
- HenllysDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ynys HafodDomesticunder 1 mi
- 20 New Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.