Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ornamental Bridge in Grounds at Stanage Park
Knighton, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 September 1985
- Locality
- Stanage
- Community
- Knighton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.33999, -2.97871
- Cadw reference
- 9051
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Below the terraces to the east of the house; pond to the west with land falling away steeply to east.
History
Early/mid C19, possibly part of Repton's landscaping.
Exterior
Narrow coursed rubble bridge with square crenellated turrets to both sides of north end (originally to south as well, only footings now remain). Low parapet wall to west side with pointed coping stones, that on the east side is mostly collapsed. Matches terrace walls.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Stanage ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Inner Gateway and Screen Walls to Stable Courtyard at Stanage ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable Courtyard at Stanage ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outer Gateway , Walls, and Outbuilding at Stable Courtyard to Stanage ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.