History

By Robert Lugar, and erected 1830s when Penmyarth Park was joined with Glanusk Park, and perhaps in 1836 when the bridge across the Usk was erected. Glanusk Park was established by Joseph Bailey on land he purchased S of the river Usk in 1825. Lugar designed house and lodges as a set piece. Following the purchase of the Penmyarth Estate in 1831 the park was extended on N side of the river and included Glanusk Bridge (1836), chapel (1852) and a lodge further W.

Exterior

Picturesque Gothic style lodge of 2 storeys consisting of a main range with wing to R and porch to L, both set back. Behind the wing is a lower projection which has a lean-to behind the main range. The main elevations are of coursed, rock-faced sandstone. The roof is slate with half hip and cusped barge boards to main range at front and later brick ridge stack to wing. To the front, the main range has a 3-light mullioned-and-transomed window in a canted bay, with 2-light casement under a hood mould above. In the wing are 3-light mullioned windows (with hood mould in the lower storey). The porch has elliptical archways under hood moulds on 3 sides, and is supported on columns hewn from single blocks. Above the porch entrance is a dragon in a shield, and the gable has cusped barge boards. Inside the porch is a rib vault. (The front door has been converted to a window and the main entrance is now in the lean-to behind.) The wing has a roughcast gable end with inserted window in lower storey and 12-pane horned sash window above. The rear projection is built into the bank, has a half-hipped roof and a 2-light casement to rear above the bank. The main range rear wall is rubble stone and has a cross window in a brick surround above the lean-to.

Interior

Not inspected at time of survey (August 1997).

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a C19 lodge retaining early character and as an integral component of the group of C19 estate buildings at Glanusk and Penmyarth.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29497970

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