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Garden seat in the grounds to east of Shirenewton Hall

Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Shirenewton, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, designated on 2 March 1989.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Garden seat in the grounds to east of Shirenewton Hall, Monmouthshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
2 March 1989
Locality
Shirenewton
Town
Chepstow
Community
Shirenewton
Unitary authority
Monmouthshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.63755, -2.75203
Cadw reference
2821

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1897 · 250 Chepstow (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1905 · 250 Chepstow (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Sited immediately above boundary railings and revetment wall alongside the road to Crick about 100m to the east of Shirenewton Hall.

The oriental gardens were laid out for Charles Liddell who purchased Shirenewton Hall in 1900 and made a number of improvements to it. This is one of the structures which survive, although not itself oriental in character.

This building is a small square, classical temple or garden seat. It is open-sided with curved stone pediments and leaded roofs with a ball-finial to centre. Turned Doric columns with square plinths linked by dwarf stone walls on three sides.

Included for its group value with Shirenewton Hall and the other listed items in the grounds.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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