Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gazebo and adjoining rubble wall on Cwrt Newydd road
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Crickhowell, Powys, designated on 25 September 1986.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Date of amendment
- 2 June 2021
- Welsh name
- Gasibo a’r mur rwbel cyffiniol ar heol Cwrt Newydd
- Town
- Crickhowell
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85769, -3.13392
- Cadw reference
- 87484
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 eastern outskirts of the town on rising ground, on south side of Cwrt Newydd road.
History
Late C18 gazebo formerly in the grounds of Greenhill, a Victorian mansion; one of 3 such in the town which were used as look-out towers by the inns to get early warning of the approach of coaches – this one overlooking the turnpike route from New Inn via Abergavenny. Extensively renovated c1980.
Exterior
2-storey rubble structure set at the angle of 2 rubble boundary walls and enclosed in a modern courtyard. Pyramidal slate roof with finial, outside steps, modern windows with ogee voussoir heads. Modern iron gate set in ogee headed opening in wall to SW which steps down to Health Centre; second section of wall curves to SE - both partly ruined.
Reason for designation
Special architectural interest as one of an unusual group of three watchtowers on the coach routes through the town; and historic interest in the C18 development of border market towns in east Wales as transport routes improved.
Nearby in the register
- Greenhill VillasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Greenhill VillasDomesticunder 1 mi
- National Westminster BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- Gwar-y-CastellCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.