Ty-Cooke Farmhouse, Mamhilad
Ty-Cooke Farmhouse | |
---|---|
![]() "The approach is inviting"[1] | |
Type | Farmhouse |
Location | Mamhilad, Monmouthshire |
Coordinates | 51°44′30″N 3°00′09″W / 51.741626209588°N 3.0023716267303°WCoordinates: 51°44′30″N 3°00′09″W / 51.741626209588°N 3.0023716267303°W |
Built | C.1710 |
Architectural style(s) | vernacular |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name: Ty-Cooke Farmhouse | |
Designated | 4 March 1952 |
Reference no. | 2623 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name: Former Farmhouse to the north of Ty-Cooke Farmhouse | |
Designated | 4 March 1952 |
Reference no. | 2624 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name: Garden Wall and Arch at entrance to Ty-Cooke | |
Designated | 18 July 2001 |
Reference no. | 25568 |
![]() ![]() Location of Ty-Cooke Farmhouse in Monmouthshire |
Ty-Cooke Farmhouse, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire is a large farmhouse dating from 1710. The farmhouse forms a group with an earlier farmhouse, dating from circa 1600. The main farmhouse was constructed for Thomas Cooke, the manager of the Hanbury ironworks at Pontypool. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed, while the old farm, and the wall and gate to the property have their own Grade II Listings.
History
The farmhouse was built for Thomas Cooke, across a yard from the original farmhouse.[1] At some point in the 19th century, the old farmhouse was converted to agricultural use.[2] Ty-Cooke was subject to "unfortunate(.)" renovations in the 19th/20th centuries, including pebbledashing of the walls and reconstruction of the roof.[1]
Architecture and description
The architectural historian John Newman describes the approach, through the listed wall and gate,[3] as "inviting".[1] The construction is of Old Red Sandstone rubble.[4] The interior contains a "lusciously carved" marble chimneypiece that comes from Maindiff Court, Abergavenny.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Newman 2000, p. 231.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
- 1 2 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.