Mynediad Cae Chwarae, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9436 / 52°56'37"N

Longitude: -4.1613 / 4°9'40"W

OS Eastings: 254870

OS Northings: 340656

OS Grid: SH548406

Mapcode National: GBR 5N.LPMT

Mapcode Global: WH55L.18QP

Plus Code: 9C4QWRVQ+CF

Entry Name: Mynediad Cae Chwarae

Listing Date: 30 March 1999

Last Amended: 30 March 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21556

Building Class: Recreational

ID on this website: 300021556

Location: The gate is at the bend on the main Cricieth to Tremadoc road at the centre of the village of Penmorfa.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Dolbenmaen

Community: Dolbenmaen

Locality: Penmorfa

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

The gateway to the playing field was probably designed by Clough Williams-Ellis and erected in c1936 as a memorial to the late King George V.

Exterior

Built of rubble stonework with dressed stone copings. It consists of a raised arched entrance gate set above a watercourse, at the foot of the sloping field. A flight of 7 steps with iron railings rise from pavement level at the side of a basin receiving clear water from a stream which emerges through a semicircular opening and falls over a small waterfall. The gateway above consists of a round-headed arch with superstructure with curved sides sweeping up to a coped gable. To the right of the arch, a slate tablet notes the land was a gift of Richard Greaves of Wern. Above the arch, two finely carved stone panels depicting in relief, on the left a crowned sitting lion holding an angled shield with the arms of Great Britain, a monogram above; below an inscription reading GEORGE V./A.D.1910-1936. On the right, a similar panel with a gorged unicorn holding an identical shield, and below the inscription reading KING GEORGE'S / FIELD. Iron gate.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a structure displaying the ingenious use of water and slope to create a monumental but appropriately modest entrance to the village memorial field, a good example of the attention to detail associated with the work of Clough Williams-Ellis.

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II Plas-isa
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II Bwlch-y-fedwen
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II Tyn-llan
The house stands below the E end of the churchyard of the Church of St Beuno.
II Lychgate at the Church of St Beuno
The church stands at the end of a minor road running WSW from the W end of Penmorfa village. The lychgate is at the E end of the churchyard, standing high above the sunken road.
II Chest Tomb in churchyard of the Church of St Beuno
The Church of St Bueno lies along a minor road running SW from Penmorfa. The chest tomb is close to the SE angle of the chancel.
II* Church of St Beuno
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II Bryn-y-wern
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II Ornamental Garden Pool at Wern Manor
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Mynediad Cae Chwarae

A Grade II Listed Building in Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd