Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse, Llanvihangel Crucorney

Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse
The farmhouse undergoing renovations
Type Farmhouse
Location Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°53′26″N 3°00′17″W / 51.8905°N 3.0047°W / 51.8905; -3.0047Coordinates: 51°53′26″N 3°00′17″W / 51.8905°N 3.0047°W / 51.8905; -3.0047
Built Late medieval
Governing body Landmark Trust
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name: Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse
Designated 9 January 1956
Reference no. 1937
Location of Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse in Monmouthshire

Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse, Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse of late medieval origins. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

The original farmhouse is a late-medieval hall house of c.1480-1500.[1] In the late 17th century, both the hall, and the attached solar block were horizontally divided to create two-storeyed buildings.[2] An outhouse, with what was originally a free-standing kitchen, was linked to the main block in the 19th century, when the farm was part of the Llanthony Priory estate and owned by the poet Walter Savage Landor.[1] There were subsequently almost no alterations made to the building for over 100 years.[2] By the early 21st century, the house was in a state of decay and, in 2014, ownership passed to the Landmark Trust.[3] The Trust commenced a £4.5m restoration, which continues as of April 2017.[3]

Architecture and description

The architectural historian John Newman describes the farmhouse as; "quite exceptional, a complete late medieval hall house, all of stone."[4] The roofs of the, now two-storyed, hall and parlour show evidence of smoke-blackening, indicating that they were "originally open full-height."[4] The exterior is of Old Red Sandstone rubble.[5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Stuff, Good. "Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse, Crucorney, Monmouthshire". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Historical Llwyn Celyn". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Newman 2000, p. 209.
  5. ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. 1998-01-29. Retrieved 2017-04-11.

References

  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
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