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Gate piers, gates and screen to the E drive of Maesllwch Castle

A Grade II Listed Building in Glasbury, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0569 / 52°3'24"N

Longitude: -3.198 / 3°11'52"W

OS Eastings: 317953

OS Northings: 240517

OS Grid: SO179405

Mapcode National: GBR YY.DFD0

Mapcode Global: VH6BH.JK5H

Plus Code: 9C4R3R42+QQ

Entry Name: Gate piers, gates and screen to the E drive of Maesllwch Castle

Listing Date: 18 January 1996

Last Amended: 18 January 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 17218

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300017218

Location: Located at a bend of the minor road leading off the Brecon to Hereford Road to Ffynnon Gynnydd.

County: Powys

Community: Glasbury (Y Clas-ar-wy)

Community: Glasbury

Locality: Maesllwch

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Tagged with: Gatepost Gate

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Exterior

Built c.1830-40 by Robert Lugar in connection with his rebuilding of Maesllwch Castle for Walter Wilkins. The screen comprises central gatepiers, with iron railings on a low stone wall on either side, ending in terminal piers, the right side curved back to follow the road.

Gatepiers are of sandstone, octagonal, approximately 3.5m high, each with moulded base, all facets having cinquefoiled headed recessed panels, and moulded capital. The low walls are of rock-faced stone with weathered copings. carrying cast-iron railings having fleur-de-lys terminals, supported by similar stanchions with scrolled brackets to the rear. The rails rise to meet the central gatepiers. The terminal piers are also rock-faced, with chamfered corners, necking and moulded capitals.

The gates have double central rail, dog rails below and the rails arched below the top rail. Fleur-de-lys terminals.

Reasons for Listing

Of group value with the East Lodge, and part of the designed scheme for the rebuilding of the Grade II castle.

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