Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance gateway to Porth-y-carn
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Usk, Monmouthshire, designated on 30 April 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2004
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70477, -2.90540
- Cadw reference
- 82761
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
orming the drive entrance, set back slightly from the pavement in a sem-circular bay.
History
Probably near contemporary with the house, mid C19.
Exterior
Gateway comprising two tall painted stone piers with recessed panels and half-round and corniced caps on deep plinths; double iron gates with spear finials, anthemion finials to the main uprights, centre rail and braces, swept down at centre. Attached at each side,a curved rock-faced stone wall with iron railings forms the bay, terminating in tall rock-faced piers with caps adjoining the front garden wall.
Reason for designation
Listed as a gateway contemporary with Porth-y-carn and for group value with it.
Nearby in the register
- Entrance Gateway to Plas-newyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castle Vale, and attached iron railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Porth-y-carnDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St Francis Xavier and St David LewisReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.