Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former walled kitchen garden wall at Wenvoe Castle- W range
Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 10 October 2002
- Locality
- Wenvoe
- Community
- Wenvoe
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.43438, -3.26750
- Cadw reference
- 26994
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
This section of wall is opposite the main stable entrance.
History
A walled garden was associated with the original C16-17 house under Edmund Thomas. Sir Edmund Thomas, third baronet, further developed this area between 1733 and 1767, and it was again remodelled during the occupancy of Birts and Jenners during C19, the original walled compartments being replaced by one large kitchen garden as depicted on the 1878 OS map. Some of the former kitchen garden buildings have been converted to housing.
Exterior
Wall of coursed rubble with flat coping with mostly brick inner face extending opposite stable entrance frontage. Some low blocked openings visible on inner face and one segmental brick arched doorway.
Reason for designation
Listed as a historic part of the Castle complex, and for group value with the Stable Range which is immediately opposite.
Nearby in the register
- Former coach-house and stables at Wenvoe CastleRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Grotto in Wenvoe Castle ParkGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Barn at Goldsland FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- The Old RectoryHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.