Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance Gates & Piers at Tonyrefail School
Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- Tonyrefail
- Town
- Porth
- Community
- Tonyrefail
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58316, -3.43720
- Cadw reference
- 24283
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
Facing the junction of Gilfach Road and Ty'n y Bryn Road.
History
Contemporary with Tonyrefail School (built in 1931) and constructed of the same materials in the same style.
Exterior
A pair of rusticated red brick piers with capitals of pale grey stone with moulded capstones. The capitals are engraved 'Secondary' and 'School' to L and R respectively. Brick bases with chamfered stone copings. Between the piers are double iron gates with decorative scrollwork to the top rails, dog rails and sides. In the centre of each gate is a roundel bearing the Glamorgan shield with its 3 chevrons. To the sides are smaller piers, identical in style and materials, flanking pedestrian entrances. These have single gates in the same style as the main gates.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Tonyrefail School.
Nearby in the register
- Tonyrefail SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Ty'n y BrynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bingo HallRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Capel y TonReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.