Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gateway with bellcage at head of formal garden NE of Vaynol Hall
Pentir, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1992
- Locality
- Vaynol Park
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Pentir
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.20263, -4.19143
- Cadw reference
- 4178
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 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
The gateway is located at the top end of the formal Italian Garden, E of Vaynol Hall, and provides access to the tennis courts and glasshouses.
History
The Formal Italian garden is probably the work of the late C19 or early C20 (1913 work campaign). The gateway, which is probably contemporary, provides access through the continuous wall separating Vaynol Hall from the farm and service areas of the estate.
Exterior
A cast iron gate set into a rubble stone boundary wall. Scrolled finials and locking rail, with a simple iron overthrow. This gateway is particularly of interest because of its bell-cage to the top right, the clapper now missing, and was placed here to call the staff in from the gardens and service areas.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the other listed items at Vaynol, illustrating the workings arrangements of a large country house.
Nearby in the register
- Putti and pedestal in formal Garden NE of Vaynol Hall.Gardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Putti and pedestal in formal garden NE of Vaynol Hall.Gardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Terrace Walls and fountain to formal garden to NE of Vaynol Hall.Gardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Urn and pedestal in formal garden NE of Vaynol Hall.Gardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.