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Archway at Pen-y-clawdd House

A Grade II Listed Building in Raglan, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7636 / 51°45'48"N

Longitude: -2.7886 / 2°47'18"W

OS Eastings: 345672

OS Northings: 207502

OS Grid: SO456075

Mapcode National: GBR JG.0385

Mapcode Global: VH79J.MX4Y

Plus Code: 9C3VQ676+CH

Entry Name: Archway at Pen-y-clawdd House

Listing Date: 31 January 2001

Last Amended: 31 January 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24717

ID on this website: 300024717

Location: Prominently sited on the edge of the road and some 0.25 km from the crossroads at St Martin's church, Pen-y-clawdd.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Monmouth

Community: Raglan (Rhaglan)

Community: Mitchel Troy

Locality: Pen-y-clawdd

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: House

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History

Neo-classical entrance archway to Penyclawdd House, dated 1861, according to Bradney part of alterations carried out by John Hodges Winslow of Trellech.

Exterior

Entrance screen to Pen-y-clawdd House, red brick with pink stone dressings. Big centre carriage arch flanked by small pedestrian gateways.The carriage arch has low stone plinth, brick piers with moulded stone impost bands and red brick semi-circular arch with stone keystone. This frames a pink stone inner arch with no impost, plinth or key. Flat top with moulded coping and small ball finial. Pedestrian arches have moulded stone coping carried across from main arch impost band. Above coping are 2 rectangular ashlar blocks, inscribed 'May; and '1861'. Raised brick outer pier each side. The left hand arch has a timber gate whilst that to the right is half blind.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with Pen-y-clawdd House and as an unusually imposing triumphal entry for a minor gentry house.

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  • II Cross in St Martin's Churchyard
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  • II* Church of St Martin
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  • II Little Llanthomas
    About 1.4km W of the church of St Catwg, in a hollow at the end of a long farm track leading off the N side of a minor road leading W towards Pen-y-clawdd.
  • II* Old Trecastle Farmhouse
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