Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
North Entrance Lodges to Picton Castle
Slebech, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 June 1971
- Locality
- Picton Park
- Community
- Slebech
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79062, -4.88534
- Cadw reference
- 6100
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
At the N driveway to Picton Castle
History
The Norman style of architectural detailing indicates these gates, railings and lodges are part of the improvements carried out in 1826-8 by Thomas Rowlands, architect and builder, of Haverfordwest, for R B P Philipps. They appear on Goode's estate plan of 1829. They were perhaps planned in anticipation of the formation of the new road approaching from the N, which was set out to approach the gateway as a symmetrical match to the older road approaching from the W.
The two gate lodges constitute one dwelling, the E lodge being the cottage and the W lodge an outbuilding. In 1841 it was occupied by James Jones, carpenter, and his wife.
A modern extension has been discretely added to the rear of the E lodge.
Exterior
Two lodges in a style uniform with the gate-piers. Each is a small square building about 5 m by 5 m, rendered and painted white. The door and window heads at the front and facing the driveway are in neo-Norman detailing. Window joinery replaced. There is a shallow parapet on corbels, with crenellations, concealing a shallow-pitched pyramidal slate roof with metal hip covers. At the centre of each lodge is a large octagonal chimney; that of the W lodge is a dummy.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine entrance and for group value with Picton Castle.
Nearby in the register
- Gates, Piers and Railings at North Entrance Lodges to Picton CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4, The RhosDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3, The RhosDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2, The RhosDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.