Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Kitchen garden walls at Bodysgallen Hall
Conwy, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 October 1981
- Locality
- Bodysgallen
- Community
- Conwy
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.29603, -3.80327
- Cadw reference
- 3342
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
On lower ground SE of the house.
History
Bodysgallen was built in 1620 by Robert Wynne. His grandson, also Robert, added the NW wing in the late C17, and his son Dr Hugh Wynne added the NE wing in 1730. The house passed by marriage to the Mostyn family in 1776 and subsequently became a dower house. Lady Augusta Mostyn gave the house to her son Henry, who enlarged the house in 1884, 1894 and 1905. It has been a hotel since 1981.
Bodysgallen had extensive gardens by the C18, including probably 2 of the kitchen garden walls, which are shown on the 1846 Tithe map. The original garden, in 2 sections, was narrower than its present extent. The SW and NW walls of each section were added in the mid C19 and are first shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
Two conjoined walled gardens. Walls are approximately 3m high. The main garden is approximately 80m x 50m, but narrower to the NE end. It has mid C19 hand-moulded brick NW and SW walls with replacement coping, earlier rubble-stone SE wall with some boulder footings and weathered and overgrown coping above a slate course, and NE wall shared with the Dutch garden (listed separately). The NW wall has a single entrance with pointed arch. The SW wall, which is heightened in late C19 brick, has a pointed entrance with studded door. The SE wall also has a single pointed entrance. The NE wall has a renewed lintel to a doorway at the SE end.
The outer SW section of the garden, approximately 50m square, has rubble-stone walls. The NW wall is curved and has a stone pointed doorway. The SW wall is irregular, on higher ground, and incorporates an alcove of reconstituted stone which has Tuscan pilasters and entablature, with scribed roughcast interior. The SE wall has 2 stone segmental-headed doorways next to the main garden, one with studded door, and another similar doorway at the SW end.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as well-preserved kitchen garden walls, and for group value with garden and other listed items at Bodysgallen.
Nearby in the register
- Walls, steps, terraces & gate to Water Garden at Bodysgallen HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden walls, gate piers and railings to SW of Bodysgallen HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bodysgallen HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dutch Garden walls and terrace at Bodysgallen Hall, including Mulberry Cottage & bothyDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.