Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance gates and railings of The Endowed School
Caerleon, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 18 January 2002
- Locality
- Caerleon
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Caerleon
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61011, -2.95597
- Cadw reference
- 26133
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 frontage of The Endowed School.
History
These railings are a mid C19 addition to the Endowed School.
Exterior
Sandstone gatepiers and dwarf wall with cast iron railings and gates. The railings are bowed along the whole frontage of the school and are attached at both ends. Central panelled gatepiers with bases, cornices and domed caps. Double spear head gates with ramped top rail and dog-bars. Dwarf wall on either side carries five panels of close set spear head railings with thicker posts between each panel.
Reason for designation
Included for strong group value with The Endowed School and the surrounding historic buildings in the centre of Caerleon.
Nearby in the register
- The Endowed SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Entrance gates and railings of Priory HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lych Gate of the Church of St CadocCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Priory HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.