Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penrice Castle South-West Gates, Railings and Piers
Penrice, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 October 1999
- Locality
- Penrice
- Community
- Penrice
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.57307, -4.17541
- Cadw reference
- 22541
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
At the entrance to Penrice Castle park, on the minor road leading to Penrice Church.
History
Penrice Castle was built in 1773-7, with William Gubbings as mason. In 1790 and 1793 Gubbings was paid for gatepiers; probably the gates, railings and piers of all four entrances to the park were added in the early 1790s.
Exterior
A formal gateway in the boundary wall of Penrice Castle park. The gateway consists of two main sandstone piers carrying the gates and two outer piers of smaller size linked by fixed railings. The wall each side is of rubble sandstone, 2 m high. Stile to right. The main piers are square, about 3.5m apart, heavily rusticated and vermiculated, and with all corners hollowed. Tall plinth with base moulding. Small cornice. The finials are formalised stone flower or acorn heads on thin hollow stems, each with a thin vermiculated horizontal block. The outer piers are in plain ashlar on small plinths. Each has a simple slab coping and a hollow-stemmed cushion finial. The gates and the side railings are plain, in wrought iron, with dog railings.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Penrice Castle.
Nearby in the register
- Cole Grave in St Andrew's ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St AndrewReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Penrice Castle (Mansion)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Penrice Castle (Ruins)Defenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.