History

The raised and revetted area to the S of the house forms a walled terrace; this is essentially of C17 date and therefore contemporary with the house. The high road-facing wall and the gates and gatepiers however are either entirely or largely the work of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect, owner and improver of the estate from 1908 until his death in 1978. He created here one of Wales' most impressive gardens distinctive for its interlinked terraces, compartments and axial vistas that are aligned on the surrounding mountains of Moel Hebog, Moelwyn, Cnicht and Snowdon.

Exterior

Rubble walls and gatepiers, the latter placed centrally opposite the house; these are square with rough slate capping and stone ball finials. Pair of C20 panelled gates with depressed segmental top and raised and fielded panels. The flanking sections of wall are some 1.5m high and terminate, to the W, in a square rubble pier. To the E they join a tall revettment wall running NE at right-angles and following the lane raised up behind it. This wall is approximately 4m high on the W (house-facing) side and 1.8m high on the lane side. Inset centrally on the W side is a modern casting of the Royal Arms and at the NE corner with the house is a rubble-faced wall-fountain; the basin is constructed out of a re-used enamelled bath; stone lion's mask conduit to the wall.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an integral feature of the nationally important gardens laid out at Plas Brondanw by Clough Williams-Ellis.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29497181

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings