Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gatepiers and gates to Church of Saint Peter
Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 13 March 2003
- Locality
- Pontardawe
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Pontardawe
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72189, -3.85064
- Cadw reference
- 80991
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
On the NE side of the churchyard leading to the High Street.
History
Gatepiers and cast-iron gates to churchyard of parish church of 1858-60, probably of c1860.
Exterior
Pair of cast-iron large gates to vehicular entry between two large stone gatepiers of rock-faced squared stone with plinths, projecting capstones and large pyramidal tops, all rock-faced, carrying iron overthrow with remnant of scroll work. To each side are lower short walls linking to walls out to streetline with rock-faced coping stones.
Gates are Gothic with lower part of six roundels each enclosing a quatrefoil of four encircled trefoils. Above mid-rail are 6 fleur-de-lys finials between uprights of 6 Gothic cusped arches under moulded top rail with 7 fleur-de-lys finials.
Reason for designation
Included as a particularly ornate pair of mid Victorian cast-iron gates. Group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslab and railings to William Parsons, churchyard of Church of Saint PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tabernacle Congregational Chapel, including forecourt gates and wall, and attached vestries.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The War MemorialReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.