Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Forecourt Walls & Railings to W side of Tal-y-coed Court
Whitecastle, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 6 January 1988
- Locality
- Tal-y-coed
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Whitecastle
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.83257, -2.84160
- Cadw reference
- 2789
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
The gates and railings enclose a large rectangular forecourt to W of entrance front at Tal-y-coed Court, approached by driveway which runs through parkland to N of B4233.
History
Designed by F.R. Kempson as part of the estate plan for Tal-y-coed Court. The original plan of 1884 shows the drive entering the courtyard from the south, but by 1897 the layout had been altered to the present design with the drive entering the courtyard from the west.
Exterior
Gates, walls and railings enclose three sides of the forecourt. On S side is a low brick wall with stone coping and plain railings with iron stanchions. At SW angle is a square brick pier, brick base has ashlar cap, pier is slightly recessed and rises to a height of some 2m and has flat moulded coping stone. W side has similar wall and railings flanking centre entrance gates. Entrance gates have similar but larger piers, with ball finials which rise from two recessed tiers of stone blocks. Ornamental wrought iron gates have dog-rails, and scrolled ironwork ramped up to centre. At SW angle is similar pier, and on N side are similar walls and railings flanking the stable entrance carriageway. The entrance to the stable has smaller gate piers (as described). The moulded coping has one recessed tier of stone (but no ball finial), and the opening is without gates.
Reason for designation
Forecourt Walls & Railings, designed by FR Kempson, having important group value with the other listed buildings at Tal-y-coed Court.
Nearby in the register
- Tal-y-coed CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Stables & Clock House at Tal-y-coed CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lodge at Main Entrance to Tal-y-coed CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers, Piers and Walls at Main Entrance to Tal-y-coed CourtNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.