Lodge of Pen-y-fal

Cadw's description

Location

At the south corner of the main site entrance, set back from the road. Approximately 1 km from the town centre.

History

Probably built at the time of the first Joint County Lunatic Asylum building, opened in 1851; architect - Thomas Fulljames of Fulljames and Waller of Gloucester. It survives with very little alteration apart from a small single storey wing to rear.

Exterior

Built of local coursed squared red sandstone rubble with Bath freestone dressings, natural slate roof with stone chimney stacks. L-shaped single storey and attic Gothic style lodge. The south-east front facing the road has a gabled wing to the left and the main entrance to the right. Two-light windows to the gable with quatrefoil oculus to the upper floor, trefoil heads to the lights. The main roof at right angles sweeps down to the porch creating an asymmetrical north-east gable; triangular dormer with trefoil light. The porch has a flat parapet with ballflower cornice continued around square gate pier attached at the corner; the latter also has trefoil band and swept pyramidal cap with finial. Pointed arch doorway with stopped dripmould; narrow window to left. Further entrance (half-glazed) around the corner behind the gate post; chamfered arch. Similar 2-light upper window to the north-east gable, facing the drive, over splayed bay unusually set back in splayed recess; small pointed arches over the splays to either side. Steeply pitched roofs with coped gables and large stone chimney stacks, one on the ridge and a lateral one with offsets on the left return.
Modern windows to gable facing church. Short repointed section of wall forward to left.

Interior

Interior not inspected at resurvey.

Reason for designation

Included for group value with Pen-y-Fal Apartments and the associated historic items.