Manor Farmhouse and Manor Cottage, Portskewett

Manor Farm and Manor Cottage
"a well preserved house which retains a number of good historic features"
Type House
Location Portskewett, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°35′27″N 2°43′35″W / 51.5908°N 2.7264°W / 51.5908; -2.7264Coordinates: 51°35′27″N 2°43′35″W / 51.5908°N 2.7264°W / 51.5908; -2.7264
Built early 17th century
Architectural style(s) Vernacular
Governing body Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Manor Farmhouse and Manor Cottage
Designated 4 July 1984
Reference no. 2768
Location of Manor Farm and Manor Cottage in Monmouthshire

Manor Farmhouse and Manor Cottage, Portskewett, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from early 17th century. The house is a Grade II* listed building.

History and description

Cadw and the architectural historian John Newman disagree as to the building date for the house; Cadw considers it early 17th century,[1] while Newman puts it a little earlier, in the 16th century.[2] At some point the original, single, dwelling, was divided into two, Manor Farmhouse being the major portion, and Manor Cottage the minor part.[3] The whole building is listed Grade II*, its listing entry describing it as "a well preserved house which retains a number of good historic features".[1]

The house is of two storeys[2] and rendered, some of the render being original to the building. The roof is of Welsh slate.[1] Newman notes the mid-17th century plasterwork including a "handsome ceiling" in the parlour with "unusually lavish moulding".[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Newman 2000, p. 485.
  3. "MANOR FARM - Coflein". www.coflein.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

References

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