Retaining Wall between Castle Street Car-park and the Garden of Old Court, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.821 / 51°49'15"N

Longitude: -3.0201 / 3°1'12"W

OS Eastings: 329784

OS Northings: 214093

OS Grid: SO297140

Mapcode National: GBR F5.WHGP

Mapcode Global: VH796.LHRB

Plus Code: 9C3RRXCH+CX

Entry Name: Retaining Wall between Castle Street Car-park and the Garden of Old Court

Listing Date: 1 November 1974

Last Amended: 10 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2390

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002390

Location: Part of the south side of the town wall circuit, seen within the garden of Old Court but also retaining the Castle Street car park.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Abergavenny

Community: Abergavenny (Y Fenni)

Community: Abergavenny

Built-Up Area: Abergavenny

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Wall

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History

Fragments of medieval town walls built first in the C14 when Abergavenny had a complete circuit with four gates. This section is part of the run from Abergavenny Castle to the Tudor Street Gate (demolished after 1802) which gave access to the road leading down to Usk Bridge (qv Merthyr Road). It was partially demolished and rebuilt in the centuries following the Civil War in the mid C17 so that very little ancient fabric now remains. This section is the most extensive, best preserved and most visible of the remains of the town walls.

Exterior

Built of red sandstone random rubble very little of which can be considered ancient. About 20m of wall approximately 3m high survives at this point, flat stone capping. There are indications of repairs, including brick, heightening and rebuilding.
The elevation in the Castle Street car-park is very low due to the difference in ground level inside the wall circuit.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special historic interest as a fragment of the medieval town walls of Abergavenny. This section is the most extensive, best preserved and most visible of the remains of the town walls.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Old Court
Associated with the continuous run of historic buildings in Nevill Street and situated beside the site of Tudor Street gate.
II Kings Arms PH
On the corner with Tudor Street at the S end of the continuous row of historic buildings running from the High Street in the centre of Abergavenny.
II NO.27 Nevill Street, Gwent
Close to S end of the continuous row of historic buildings running S from the High Street in the centre of Abergavenny.
II NO.25 Nevill Street, Gwent
Towards S end of the continuous row of historic buildings running S from the High Street in the centre of Abergavenny.
II Abergavenny Methodist Church
Facing south-west over the car park with the United Reformed Church on the right.
II NO.23 Nevill Street, Gwent
Towards s end of the continuous row of historic buildings running S from the High Street in the centre of Abergavenny.
II Abergavenny United Reformed Church
Facing south-west over the car park with the Methodist Church on the left.
II 18, Nevill Street,
Prominently sited at the end of a row of listed buildings and overlooking St John's Square.

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Retaining Wall between Castle Street Car-park and the Garden of Old Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire