Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gates and gate piers at entrance to Capel Tabernacl
Conwy, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Walled town, Conwy, designated on 30 December 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2005
- Locality
- Walled town
- Town
- Conwy
- Community
- Conwy
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28096, -3.83077
- Cadw reference
- 87433
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Fronting the street on the S side of the chapel.
History
Built in 1885 when the chapel was remodelled, and shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
Square rock-faced gate piers have freestone pyramidal caps. Iron gate posts have orb finials and cast iron gates have dog bars, scrollwork between the main bars, and scrolled cresting. Attached walls to the chapel approach are rubble stone with cement coping.
Reason for designation
Listed as well-detailed late C19 gates and piers and for group value with the chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Conwy Police StationCivilunder 1 mi
- Alfredo RestaurantCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Old CockpitRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Capel TabernaclReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.