Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railings and Gates at Ynys Hafod and Min Yr Afon
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
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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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 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.