Town Farm, Grosmont

Town Farm
"A fine little house"[1]
Type House
Location Grosmont, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°54′52″N 2°52′03″W / 51.9144°N 2.8675°W / 51.9144; -2.8675Coordinates: 51°54′52″N 2°52′03″W / 51.9144°N 2.8675°W / 51.9144; -2.8675
Built c. 17th century
Governing body Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Town Farm
Designated 19 October 2000
Reference no. 1953
Location of Town Farm in Monmouthshire

Town Farm, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The farmhouse is dated 1673, in the lintel above the front door.[2] In the late 18th century, the farm is recorded as being in the ownership of William Street of Lincoln's Inn Fields.[3] The house is Grade II* listed on account of its unusual plan and Renaissance façade.[4]

Architecture and description

The 17th century house is described by the architectural historian John Newman as "remarkably little altered."[2] Its plan is "unusual", with a central service range and a hall at one end with a parlour at the other.[4] The farm is built of rubble stone with a slate roof and brick chimney stacks.[3]

In April 2017 a programme of dendrochronological dating was commissioned by the new owners and undertaken by Oxford Dendrochronological Laboratory, this gave a felling date range of 1667-70. The trees were felled a litle before 1673, so were either stockpiled for a short time, or more likely 1673 represents the date at which the new house was occupied.

Notes

  1. ↑ Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 52.
  2. 1 2 Newman 2000, p. 242.
  3. 1 2 Good Stuff. "Town Farm, Grosmont, Monmouthshire". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. 1 2 "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. 2000-10-19. Retrieved 2017-04-08.

References

  • Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Renaissance Houses, c. 1590–1714, Part 3. Monmouthshire Houses. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 1-898937-00-1.
  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
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