Treberfydd
Treberfydd House | |
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Type | House |
Location | Llangors, Powys, Wales |
Coordinates | 51°55′17″N 3°16′03″W / 51.9213°N 3.2674°W |
Built | 1848-1852 |
Architect | John Loughborough Pearson |
Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Treberfydd (also known as Treberfedd) |
Designated | 17 January 1963 |
Reference no. | 6757 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Stable courtyard at Treberfydd |
Designated | 17 January 1963 |
Reference no. | 20284 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Entrance gateway and wall at Treberfydd |
Designated | 21 August 1998 |
Reference no. | 20334 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Walled garden at Treberfydd |
Designated | 21 August 1998 |
Reference no. | 20289 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Walled terrace and steps in Treberfydd garden |
Designated | 21 August 1998 |
Reference no. | 20291 |
Treberfydd House is a
History
The house was built for Robert Raikes (1818–1901), grandson of
The Raikes involved themselves in local society, Raikes becoming High Sheriff of Brecknockshire in 1851.[a][6] Their later years were challenging; the failure of Raikes Bank in the 1860s saw the house being leased for over twenty years, before becoming the family home again in 1895.[6] The most prominent tenants during that time were Abraham Darby 4th and his wife Matilda Frances, of Coalbrookdale, owner of the Ebbw Vale Steel Works. Abraham Darby died at Treberfydd in 1878. The house remains a private home and events venue,[7] but is opened to the public for a limited number of weeks each summer.[8]
Treberfydd's gardens were designed by
Filming
In 2007 Treberfydd featured in "
Architecture and description
The architectural historian
The house is Grade I listed, being an "outstanding early Tudor Revival house ...with excellent detail inside and out, the interior retaining almost all its original fittings." It is also the earliest surviving major work by John Loughborough Pearson.[12] The stable court has a Grade II* listing,[13] and the entrance gateway,[14] walled garden,[15] terrace walling and steps,[16] and a garden cottage are listed at Grade II.[17] The gardens are listed, at Grade II*, on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[18]
See also
Notes
- ^ While her husband undertook the traditional tasks of a local squire, Mrs Raikes trained a choir for their rebuilt church and accompanied the singers on the organ.[5]
- ^ Mark Girouard suggests that, while Pearson designed the furniture, the makers were likely John G. Crace and Son.[6]
References
- ^ a b Jenkins 2008, p. 255.
- ^ a b Girouard 1979, pp. 164–165.
- ^ a b Girouard 1979, p. 166.
- ^ Caroe 1911, p. 29.
- ^ Girouard 1979, p. 164.
- ^ a b c d Girouard 1979, p. 170.
- ^ "Weddings in Brecon Beacons". www.treberfydd.com. Treberfydd House. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Treberfydd". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b Scourfield & Haslam 2013, pp. 522–523.
- ^ Girouard 1979, p. 167.
- ^ "Treberfydd in Film & TV". www.treberfydd.com. Treberfydd House. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
Sources
- Caroe, William Douglas (1911). Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. . In
- ISBN 978-0-300-03472-1.
- ISBN 978-0-713-99893-1.
- Scourfield, Robert; Haslam, Richard (2013). Powys: Montgomeryshire,Radnorshire and Breconshire. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven, US and London: ISBN 978-0-300-18508-9.