Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance gates to Newport Magistrates Court
Allt-yr-Yn, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 2 May 1980
- Locality
- Pentonville
- Community
- Allt-yr-Yn
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59022, -3.00052
- Cadw reference
- 22334
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
Magistrates Court is strikingly located on W side of Pentonville opposite the Shire Hall & Queens Chmbers. Entrance Gates in front (E) of building.
History
1904-1906, contemporary withthe Magistrates Court, built as the offices to the Tredegar Estate by J F Groves, estate architect.
Exterior
Central entrance gates with square ashlar piers. Elaborate wrought iron gates with scroll patern, ramped up to centre.
Reason for designation
Group value with the Magistrates Court.
Nearby in the register
- Newport Magistrates CourtCommercialunder 1 mi
- Shire Hall (including Queen's Chambers)Civilunder 1 mi
- St Mark’s ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Tredegar Arms Hotel and Lloyd's Bank (Yates's)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.