Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gates and Railings of Newton Hall
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Dixton
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82652, -2.69547
- Cadw reference
- 85202
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 entrance to Newton Hall about 1500m to the north-east of the town accessed off the main road to Ross.
History
Probably late C18.
Exterior
Wrought iron railings on dwarf stone wall. Three panels of spike railings with open work piers, a shorter fourth bay returns to the house. Double gates swept down in the centre with dogbars. Fine overthrow with lampbracket and decorative scrolls.
Reason for designation
Included as fine quality late C18 ironwork and for its group value with Newton Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Newton HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers, Gates and wing walls at Newton CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Newton Court, including attached stable buildings and screen wall to stable courtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dixton MoundMotteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.