Pontypool Park

Pontypool Park
TypeSchool
LocationPontypool, Torfaen
Coordinates51°42′12″N 3°02′19″W / 51.7034°N 3.0386°W / 51.7034; -3.0386
BuiltEarly 18th century
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSt. Alban's R.C. School
Designated2 July 1962
Reference no.3119
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameThe Valley Inheritance Museum
Designated2 July 1962
Reference no.3120
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameDouble icehouse in Pontypool Park
Designated28 August 1997
Reference no.18811
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameShell Grotto
Designated2 July 1962
Reference no.3122
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameEntrance Gates to Pontypool Park.
Designated29 May 1997
Reference no.18466
Pontypool Park is located in Torfaen
Pontypool Park
Location of Pontypool Park in Torfaen

Pontypool Park (Welsh: Parc Pont-y-pŵl) is a 150-acre (0.61 km2) park in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for John Hanbury, an ironmaster, who is closely associated with Japanware. The grounds were purchased by the local authority in 1920, while the estate house was leased, and later sold, to the Sisters of the Holy Ghost to become St. Alban's RC High School. The former stables now house the Torfaen Museum. The grounds contain a number of structures including a double ice house, the Folly Tower and the Shell Grotto. The park is entered through the Pontymoile Gates. The gates, the grotto and the stables are all Grade II* listed structures, while the former hall and the ice house are listed Grade II. The park itself is designated at Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.