Main Entrance to Vaynol Park, including flanking approach walls, is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 August 1992. Entrance.

Main Entrance to Vaynol Park, including flanking approach walls,

WRENN ID
watchful-sentry-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 August 1992
Type
Entrance
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The main entrance to Vaynol Park, including the flanking approach walls, is constructed of rock-faced snecked rubble with freestone dressings. This tripartite entrance features a free Indian style design, characterized by tapered pilasters and flat pyramidal finials, along with a bracketed cornice that is also repeated on the piers of the flanking walls. The main carriageway has a segmental arch, while the flanking pedestrian arches are semi-circular headed, all adorned with voussoirs. The entrance is completed with iron gates that feature scrollwork below the lock rail. Each side has additional 'bays', each containing a semi-circular headed opening with iron bars.

The boundary walls, which adjoin at right angles and gently step downwards, are designed similarly to the main entrance and create a pair of deep quadrants, each consisting of 8 bays and exhibiting more intricate detailing than the main wall. These walls have battered sections, a plinth, channelled freestone pilasters, coping, and finials. Each bay features distinctive voussoired straight-sided oval openings, also with iron bars. On the southwest side, near the main entrance, one bay is opened between piers, providing access to the drive leading to Wern-y-Gogas.

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