History

Garden walls to S and E sides of gardens st Llantarnam Abbey, similar to the low walls of the forecourt and presumably of c 1834-6 when the house was remodelled for R.J. Blewitt by T.H. Wyatt. Walls front a dry ditch and gates open onto shallow bridges into surrounding pasture. The SW and SE corners are treated as polygonal bastions with matching low walls.

Exterior

Ashlar low garden walls with roll-mould coping. Occasional small pedestrian gates with Gothic cast iron gates between piers with cross-gabled caps and squat octagonal finials. The gateways are flanked by pierced stone square panel each side. One gate on N, one on long E side and one on S side, which returns to link with forecourt walls (listed separately). SE and SW angled bastions with pierced square panels. Bastions each have centre statue (listed separately).

Reasons for Listing

Included as part of the setting of Llantarnam Abbey.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29504664

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2