Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gates in grounds of The Mount
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 November 2002
- Locality
- Chepstow
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Chepstow
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64319, -2.68052
- Cadw reference
- 27106
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
Reset in the SE part of the sloping grounds at an angle facing and above the street.
History
Formerly fronting the S drive to the main house, across what is now Mount Way. Associated with the lodge built early 1900s
Exterior
Former iron entrance gates. An elaborate structure in 5 main stepped bays. Very decorative work with finely wrought crestings, bands and finials of curlicues and leaf motifs; spearheads and turned heads to the railings. At centre tall double gates with a lower middle rail; the gates hang from open-work piers with heavy cornices surmounted by tall finials; smaller pedestrian gates to sides, hanging from similar smaller piers; at each end a section of matching railing.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example wrought ironwork, with historical associations and group value with the house, lodge and earlier entrance.
Nearby in the register
- The MountDomesticunder 1 mi
- The LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Meridale including forecourt railings and gateDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Moat House including forecourt railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.