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Gates and gate piers at entrance to Court Henry

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangathen, Carmarthenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8815 / 51°52'53"N

Longitude: -4.0985 / 4°5'54"W

OS Eastings: 255659

OS Northings: 222409

OS Grid: SN556224

Mapcode National: GBR DR.RL1G

Mapcode Global: VH4HV.XZ50

Plus Code: 9C3QVWJ2+JJ

Entry Name: Gates and gate piers at entrance to Court Henry

Listing Date: 30 January 2003

Last Amended: 30 January 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 80847

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300080847

Location: At the S entrance to the grounds of Court Henry.

County: Carmarthenshire

Community: Llangathen

Community: Llangathen

Locality: Court Henry

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Tagged with: Gatepost Gate

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History

Court Henry was built c1460 by Henry ap Gwilym, and was a substantial late medieval house remodelled c1730 to create the present Georgian house. Enlargement and modification followed the purchase of Court Henry in 1830 by the Reverend George Wade Green. The lodge and gateway were probably also added at this time, and an estate church was also built in 1832 on top of the hill immediately E of the house.

The gates and gate piers are by Moss of Carmarthen (stamped on piers), architectural blacksmith, and probably 1830s, contemporary with the lodge and the improvement of the house.

Exterior

A wrought-iron gateway in simplified Baroque style. Square hollow piers have scrollwork and cast iron urn finials. The gates, swept up from the centre to the piers, have a disc frieze to the lock rail and finials comprising twisted rails and scrollwork. A pedestrian gate has been added on the L side.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as well-detailed C19 wrought ironwork of local manufacture, and for its contribution with the lodge to the historic integrity and setting of the house.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Court Henry Lodge
    At the S entrance to the grounds of Court Henry, on the E side of the gateway.
  • II* Court Henry
    In its own grounds on the W side of a minor road approximately 0.6km N of the A40 at its junction with the B4297.
  • II Church of St Mary
    On a hill-top site 150m NE of Court Henry.
  • II Pont Court Henry
    Spanning the Afon Dulas on a minor road approximately 0.9km N of the A40 at its junction with the B4297. Partly within the Llanegwad Community.
  • II Glandulas Lodge
    On the E side of the drive to Glandulas Fawr at its junction on the S side of the A40 0.4km W of its junction with the B4297.
  • II Barn at Lan Lash
    On the W side of the house.
  • II Lan Lash, including attached former cow sheds
    Approximately 1.1km SW of Broad Oak, in a farmyard set back on the S side of the A40.
  • II Cow house and dairy at Lan Lash
    On the SW side of the house.

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