Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gate piers, gates, walls & railings at Llandudno Lodge
Conwy, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2005
- Locality
- Llanrhos
- Community
- Conwy
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.30688, -3.81262
- Cadw reference
- 87430
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
On the SW side of Llandudno Lodge.
History
Built in 1881, contemporary with Llandudno Lodge, and shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey. It formed the entrance to a new NW drive to Gloddaeth Hall (now a school), home of Lady Augusta Mostyn. It was complemented by a SW drive, whose lodge is dated 1894, although both drives are now physically cut off from the remainder of the Gloddaeth Hall estate by the A470.
Exterior
Square rock-faced gate piers have freestone quoins and pyramidal caps. Between them are 2 moulded gate posts, the L-hand with missing finial, and outer pedestrian wooden gates with iron bars. The central vehicular gate is missing. Snecked, rock-faced walls on both sides curve outwards to similar but lower and broader square terminal piers.
On the inner side is an attached L-pane forecourt wall to Llandudno Lodge. The forecourt has a dwarf wall with freestone coping. It has intermediate rectangular piers to the front and return, and square corner and gate piers with pyramidal caps. Arcaded cast iron railings have finials and are original, but the scrollwork iron gate is later. In the R-hand return the railings have been removed. An additional stone pier has been inserted to define a new path to the front door, although this section retains its original square terminal pier.
Reason for designation
Listed as well-detailed gate piers, gates and walls complementing the setting of Llandudno Lodge, and contributing to the overall historical integrity of buildings associated with Gloddaeth Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Llandudno LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St HilaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard walls, lych gate and railings enclosing Mostyn burial ground at Llanrhos churchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Wall, drinking fountain and gate to N and E side of car park S of Llanrhos churchyardGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.