Porth-y-carn, Usk

Porth-y-carn
"a restrained white Grecian villa"[1]
Type House
Location Usk, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°42′15″N 2°54′20″W / 51.7042°N 2.9055°W / 51.7042; -2.9055Coordinates: 51°42′15″N 2°54′20″W / 51.7042°N 2.9055°W / 51.7042; -2.9055
Built 19th century
Architectural style(s) Neoclassical
Governing body Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Porth-y-carn
Designated 1 April 1974
Reference no. 2189
Location of Porth-y-carn in Monmouthshire

Porth-y-carn, Porthycarne Street, Usk, Monmouthshire is an early 19th-century Neoclassical villa. Built c. 1834 for Thomas Reece, the agent of the "iron king", Crawshay Bailey, it is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The architectural historian John Newman suggests a construction date of 1834-5.[1] The client was Thomas Reece, who served as the agent for the industrialist Crawshay Bailey.[2] Reece also served as a Justice of the Peace, in 1845 serving on a committee of justices to enquire into allegations of misconduct against the governor of the Usk House of Correction.[3] Reece died in 1853.[4] In the year before his death, the house had the highest rateable value of any property in Usk.[2] Porth-y-carn remains a private residence.

Architecture and description

The villa is of two storeys, the doorcase flanked by a Doric columned porch.[1] Cadw suggests that the interior retains some of its 19th century fittings and furnishings.[5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Newman 2000, p. 596.
  2. 1 2 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
  3. ↑ "Parliamentary Papers". H.M. Stationery Office. 4 June 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

References

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