Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Front Garden Walls, Gatepiers & Gates to Nos. 22, 24 & 26
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 February 1974
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82422, -3.02406
- Cadw reference
- 2436
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
Along the street line to SW of the junction with Brecon Road.
History
Probably contemporary with the houses and therefore 1840s.
Exterior
Garden walls of random rubble local sandstone with brick capping; square stone piers with stone capping and small iron gate at entrance to each garden.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of a well-preserved group of small scale early C19 housing close to the junction with Brecon Road.
Nearby in the register
- 26 Merthyr RoadNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including forecourt walls and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 24 Merthyr RoadNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 22 Merthyr RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.