Garden gatepiers, gates and wall at Ty-Brith, Usk, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7032 / 51°42'11"N

Longitude: -2.9019 / 2°54'6"W

OS Eastings: 337773

OS Northings: 200876

OS Grid: SO377008

Mapcode National: GBR J9.3YLS

Mapcode Global: VH79V.NG86

Plus Code: 9C3VP33X+77

Entry Name: Garden gatepiers, gates and wall at Ty-Brith

Listing Date: 1 April 1974

Last Amended: 30 April 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2200

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002200

Location: At the SW corner of the property, set at an angle to and set back from the road, forming the entrance to the drive and adjoining the churchyard.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Usk

Community: Usk (Brynbuga)

Community: Usk

Built-Up Area: Usk

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Gate

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History

C19.

Exterior

Gothic gate piers and gates. Of cast iron, painted. Tall octagonal piers with Gothic arched panels surmounted by quatrefoils, cornice and shallow pyradmidal caps; deep plinths. Wide double gates with two tiers of intersecting arched railings, decorative middle rail with quatrefoils reinforced by spikes; heavy foliage finials to the stanchions; small sections of railing extend either side of posts to abut walls. The high rubble garden wall with narrow slab coping links the gateway with the side of the house and fronts Priory Street, curved and swept with brick coping at angle.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as important elements in the setting of the house. Group value with the Ty Brith complex, the Priory complex and other listed buildings in Priory Street and Twyn Square.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Ty Brith Cottage
N elevation forms the lower side of Twyn Square. It is the main building on the E side of Priory Street between the Square and the priory church.
II No.10 Priory Street, and attached iron railings
Part of the short listed range on the W side of the street, nearest to Twyn Square and opposite Ty Brith.
II Ty Brith, and attached courtyard wall
N elevation forms the lower side of Twyn Square. It is the main building on the E side of Priory Street between the Square and the priory church.
II NO.12 Priory Street, Gwent
The N of a pair of houses at the S end of the listed range on the W side of the street, opposite the garden wall to Ty-Brith.
II NO.14 Priory Street, Gwent
The S one of a pair of listed houses on the W side of the street facing the walled garden to Ty Brith.
II Ty'r Ardd (Garden House)
N elevation forms the lower side of Twyn Square. It is the main building on the E side of Priory Street between the Square and the priory church.
II Ty Celyn, former kennel/stable building to Ty-Brith and attached wall
Together with the side elevation of Ty Brith forms the S range of Twyn Square.
II 10, Twyn Square, Usk, Usk
The lower end of the W range of Twyn Square.

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Garden gatepiers, gates and wall at Ty-Brith

A Grade II Listed Building in Usk, Monmouthshire