Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gatepiers and Gates at Wellhead Lodge
Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 February 2001
- Locality
- Wellhead
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Shirenewton
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64495, -2.72182
- Cadw reference
- 24770
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
On the north side of Usk Road towards the south west corner of the Community.
History
This entrance gate was built in c1910 by Sir Edward Curre as a new main entrance to Itton Court (qv Devauden Community) to give an approach from the south more directly towards Chepstow. It entered on a long winding drive which is now disused.
Exterior
Large square limestone ashlar gatepiers with heavy cornices. These are topped by large ball finials. Wrought iron double gates made up of spears swept up to the sides.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-designed entrance gate in traditional style to an Edwardian country estate.
Nearby in the register
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- The GrondraDomesticunder 1 mi
- Icehouse at The GrondraDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walls of Walled Garden at The GrondraDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.