Gardens · South Wales
Wyelands
Wyelands — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Wyelands is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Wyelands, sometimes styled The Wyelands or Wyelands House, is a Grade II* listed building and estate located about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom and about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the edge of Chepstow. It is a neoclassical villa designed by Robert Lugar in the late Regency period, and was completed around 1830. The park surrounding the house is listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
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Background
History
The house was commissioned by George Buckle, a leading Chepstow shipbuilder and timber merchant who was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1819. There is some uncertainty as to the date of the house's construction. It was started, but is unlikely to have been finished, before Buckle's death in 1824. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales date it as "closer to 1819 than 1846", and it was probably built by 1834, when George Buckle's son John (c.1796-1845), also a shipbuilder and merchant, was appointed Sheriff of Monmouthshire. The property was sold first to John Russell (1788-1873), a colliery owner and magistrate, who in turn became Sheriff of Monmouthshire in…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6241, -2.6896
- Address
- Mathern, Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1819
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wyelands?
- Wyelands is in South Wales, United Kingdom.
- When was Wyelands built?
- Built or established in 1819.
- Who owns Wyelands?
- Wyelands is owned by Privately owned.