Garden Wall, Gate and Mounting Block and Stables at Plymouth House, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4089 / 51°24'31"N

Longitude: -3.4891 / 3°29'20"W

OS Eastings: 296530

OS Northings: 168811

OS Grid: SS965688

Mapcode National: GBR HJ.QF2R

Mapcode Global: VH5HZ.GVVB

Plus Code: 9C3RCG56+G9

Entry Name: Garden Wall, Gate and Mounting Block and Stables at Plymouth House

Listing Date: 16 December 2004

Last Amended: 16 December 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83392

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300083392

Location: In front and to the sides of Plymouth House.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen

Community: Llantwit Major (Llanilltud Fawr)

Community: Llantwit Major

Built-Up Area: Llantwit Major

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: House

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History

Part of the wall and the mounting block are possibly late C18 while other parts and the gateway are probably early to mid C19. The stable court is of uncertain date.

Exterior

Coursed and squared local limestone rubble with a dressed coping. The wall is about 1.5m in height along the street front, with square gatepiers and an iron gate in the centre. The wall ramps up to the right behind the five step mounting block and then again to the right return reaching a height of about 3.5 m. Stable court to right with gates to road into right hand of parallel ranges of limestone rubble with Welsh slate roofs; the left hand one is lean-to against the garden wall, the right hand one is gabled. Yard elevations not seen at resurvey.

Interior

Interior of stables not available at resurvey.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with Plymouth House.

External Links

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II Plymouth House
About 110m north-west of the Church of St. Illtud.
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II Walls to Garden to West Farm on south-east side of West Street
To the south-east of West Farm on the opposite side of the road.
II Front Garden Wall to West Farm
Along the street frontage of West Farm.
II The Swine Bridge
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II West Farm
About 200m north and west of the Church of St. Illtud.
II Swimbridge Farmhouse with attached garden walls
About 200m north of the Church of St. Illtud.
II The Old School, including attached walling
About 100m north of the Church of St. Illtud.

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Garden Wall, Gate and Mounting Block and Stables at Plymouth House

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan