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Arched Gate and adjoining Balustrade 200m NE of the New Lodge

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanfrothen, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9585 / 52°57'30"N

Longitude: -4.0631 / 4°3'47"W

OS Eastings: 261513

OS Northings: 342121

OS Grid: SH615421

Mapcode National: GBR 5S.KPGN

Mapcode Global: WH55F.KWDS

Plus Code: 9C4QXW5P+CQ

Entry Name: Arched Gate and adjoining Balustrade 200m NE of the New Lodge

Listing Date: 14 May 1998

Last Amended: 14 May 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19794

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300019794

Location: Located on the wooded SE side of a lane leading from the New Lodge to Plas Brondanw, in front of the waterfall and disused quarry below the Flaming Urn Monument.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Llanfrothen

Community: Llanfrothen

Locality: Plas Brondanw Estate

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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History

Constructed c1953 by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect and owner of the estate, as a visual foil for the Flaming Urn Monument, built to commemorate the rebuilding (after fire) of Plas Brondanw. The disused quarry beneath the monument was turned into a landscape feature with waterfall and pool; this architectural feature was designed to complement and enhance this. One of a number of follies and ''eye catchers'' erected by the architect on the estate and in the village of Garreg.

Exterior

Architectural ''folly'' composition consisting of a curved section of wall with arched gateway and gate, and an adjoining balustraded parapet. The wall is of local rubble and curves in a convex arc towards the road to the W. It rises in stages to a maximum height of roughly 2.2m at the arch; this is round-headed and has a simple decorative wrought iron gate with small crown-motif overthrow. Above this, surmounting the wall''s slate capping, is a sandstone ball finial. The wall steps down in 4 stages to the R where it curves again to join the balustrade. This is of sandstone and is reused C19 material; it is some 2.5m long and has turned balusters and a moulded rail between square piers with lozenge decoration to the main faces. The balustrade has a culvert passing beneath it, carrying the excess from the waterfall beneath the road. In front, a section of cobbled pavement with, to the L a partly-cobbled path leading to the neighbouring arch.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with the Flaming Urn Monument.

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