Gates & Gate Piers, including Flanking Railings at SE (Main) Entrance to Aberdare Park, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7176 / 51°43'3"N

Longitude: -3.4534 / 3°27'12"W

OS Eastings: 299691

OS Northings: 203098

OS Grid: SN996030

Mapcode National: GBR HK.2XR5

Mapcode Global: VH6D3.3353

Plus Code: 9C3RPG9W+2J

Entry Name: Gates & Gate Piers, including Flanking Railings at SE (Main) Entrance to Aberdare Park

Listing Date: 10 January 1991

Last Amended: 10 January 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 10884

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300010884

Location: Closing the SE drive entrance to the park at the junction with Glan Road.

County: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Community: Aberdare (Aberdâr)

Community: Aberdare West

Built-Up Area: Aberdare

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Gate Railing Gatepost

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History

Aberdare Park was laid out on a part of Hirwaun Common on the instigation of R H Rhys, Chairman of the Local Board of Health "as a pleasant place for the dust-begrimed inhabitants" . Opened on 27tháJulyál869 and walled in 1877. These are not the original gates and piers but were erected after the war.

Exterior

2 tall stone square piers with pyramidal caps flanked by smaller similar piers. The carriage and pedestrian iron gates all have simple panels and lock bars; the main carriage gates also have scrolled ironwork to the top. Low rubble walls to either side curving back to ends terminating in similar square piers, to left at the rounded corner by the lodge and to right by the bus shelter having stepped up beyond the corner with Hirwaun Road. Finialled iron railings with more elaborate principal uprights which have scrolled brackets to the inner side.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with other listed items in Aberdare Park.

External Links

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II Pedestal and Statue of Lord Merthyr in Aberdare Park
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II Gadlys Chapel
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II Fountain in Aberdare Park
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II Former Calcining Furnaces at Gadly's Ironworks
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II Bandstand in Aberdare Park
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II Cynon Valley main Store Building (formerly the Casting House at Gadly's Ironworks
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II Gadlys Higher Standard School (Original Ranges only)
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Gates & Gate Piers, including Flanking Railings at SE (Main) Entrance to Aberdare Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff