Urn and pedestal in formal garden NE of Vaynol Hall., Pentir, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2023 / 53°12'8"N

Longitude: -4.191 / 4°11'27"W

OS Eastings: 253749

OS Northings: 369490

OS Grid: SH537694

Mapcode National: GBR 5M.28DF

Mapcode Global: WH546.LRGX

Plus Code: 9C5Q6R25+WH

Entry Name: Urn and pedestal in formal garden NE of Vaynol Hall.

Listing Date: 26 August 1992

Last Amended: 22 September 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4175

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300004175

Location: The formal Italian garden stands between Vaynol Old Hall and Vaynol Hall, in the heart of Vaynol Park. The urn is mounted at the centre of the garden, where a transverse path crosses the main axis le

County: Gwynedd

Town: Bangor

Community: Pentir

Locality: Vaynol Park

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

The urn and pedestal are early to mid C18, in a continental baroque style, and were reset in the formal garden at its inception in c1913.

Exterior

Of Weldon type limestone. A tall swagged urn with a gadrooned base and broad foliated rim below the fruit encrusted cap, set on a panelled and painted pedestal.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a very fine example of its type, and for group value as an important element in this garden associated with Vaynol Hall.

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Urn and pedestal in formal garden NE of Vaynol Hall.

A Grade II Listed Building in Pentir, Gwynedd