Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gate and Railings of The Drama Centre
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, designated on 10 November 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 10 November 2005
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82600, -3.02109
- Cadw reference
- 86804
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the east side of Pen-y-pound fronting The Drama Centre and one of the varied group of historic buildings on the main north-eastern access to Abergavenny.
History
Built in 1898 and designed by E A Johnson, railings extended north in 1904.
Exterior
Built of coursed rock-faced red sandstone rubble with yellow ashlar dressings, wrought iron gates and railings. Dwarf wall with ashlar coping supports plain spike railings. Two tall square piers with elaborately moulded heads. Short return walls with more elaborate railings that sweep up to iron gatepiers. These carry double wrought iron gates that sweep down to the centre.
Reason for designation
Included for their special interest as part of a well preserved late C19 school and for having group value with the other listed buildings in Pen-y-pound.
Nearby in the register
- The Drama Centre (former King Henry VIII Grammar School)Recreationalunder 1 mi
- House, including attached railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- House, including attached gates and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Michael, including attached PresbyteryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.