Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Walls of upper terrace to N of Llanharan House
Llanharan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanharan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, designated on 14 November 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 14 November 2000
- Locality
- Llanharan
- Community
- Llanharan
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.53938, -3.43348
- Cadw reference
- 24374
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the NW side of the house.
History
Llanharan House was built by Rees Powell before 1750 and was subsequently enlarged by Richard Hoare Jenkins in the early C19, with additions by the Blandy-Jenkins family later in the C19. The park and garden, S and W of the house respectively, were laid out by Rees Powell in the C18 but the present structural components were added in the period 1856-75 by John Blandy-Jenkins. By 1875 the upper terrace had taken its present form and in its semi-circular projection was a sundial.
Exterior
Comprising a low rubble-stone revetment wall with flat-coped parapet on the downhill side. In the centre is a semi-circular projection. Toward the E end is a raised stone bed, above which the parapet is built with apertures for climbing plants, L of which are stone steps from lower to upper terrace. Similar stone steps are on the W side and have rock-faced stone flanking wall, in which there are square piers with ball finials to a path from the lower terrace. The flanking wall continues to a doorway in the lower terrace wall.
The semi circular projection has a stone pineapple on a plinth, replacing the earlier sundial. A return wall at the E end is integral with the rear wall of the terrace built to retain the bank behind. This is also of rubble stone and has 3 low segmental arches (one of which is blocked) and a low niche, of uncertain purpose. Towards the W end the rear wall is brick, and returns on the W side where it is continuous with the brick E wall of the former kitchen garden.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Llanharan House and other associated listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Llanharan HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Entrance steps to Llanharan HouseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Courtyard wall linking house and stable block at Llanharan HouseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Old Laundry at Llanharan HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.