Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse
Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse | |
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![]() The farmhouse in November 2018 with major renovations complete | |
Type | Farmhouse |
Location | Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire |
Coordinates | 51°53′26″N 3°00′17″W / 51.8905°N 3.0047°W |
Built | Late medieval |
Governing body | Landmark Trust |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse |
Designated | 9 January 1956 |
Reference no. | 1937 |
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-
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. The Trust commenced a £4.5m restoration, which is largely complete as of November 2018.[4]
Architecture and description
The architectural historian John Newman describes the farmhouse as "quite exceptional, a complete late medieval hall house, all of stone."[5] Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in the first of their three-volume study Monmouthshire Houses, give a construction date of c.1500, slightly later than that posited by Cadw and the Landmark Trust.[6] The roofs of the, now two-storeyed, hall and parlour show evidence of smoke-blackening, indicating that they were "originally open full-height."[5] Peter Smith, in his study Houses of the Welsh Countryside, notes the innovatory treatment of the hall and cross-passage.[7] The exterior is of Old Red Sandstone rubble.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Llwyn Celyn reveals more secrets". Landmark Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Llwyn-celyn Farmhouse, Crucorney, Monmouthshire". British Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Llwyn Celyn, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire". Landmark Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ a b Newman 2000, p. 209.
- ^ Fox & Raglan 1994a, pp. 82–84.
- ^ Smith 1975, p. 96.
References
- OCLC 916186124.
- ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
- OCLC 868639211.