Blaengavenny Farmhouse, Llanvihangel Crucorney
| Blaengavenny Farmhouse | |
|---|---|
 "an exceptionally interesting late medieval house" | |
| Type | Farmhouse |
| Location | Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°52′16″N 3°00′07″W / 51.8712°N 3.0019°W |
| Built | Late medieval |
| Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Blaengavenny Farmhouse |
| Designated | 9 January 1956 |
| Reference no. | 2003 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Barn at Blaengavenny Farm |
| Designated | 29 January 1998 |
| Reference no. | 19250 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Granary and malthouse at Blaengavenny Farm |
| Designated | 29 January 1998 |
| Reference no. | 19259 |
  Location of Blaengavenny Farmhouse in Monmouthshire | |
Blaengavenny Farmhouse, Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse of late medieval origins. It is a Grade II listed building. Its adjacent barn and granary have separate Grade II listings.
History[edit]
Cadw dates the earliest parts of the farmhouse to the period 1480–1520.[1] In the 17th century, the hall was sub-divided creating an upper floor, with other work being undertaken. This later building is indicated by a date stone set in the porch with a date 1621.[1] The Cadw listing record describes the farm as "exceptionally interesting with only minor alterations since 1621".[1] It remains the private farmhouse to a working farm.[2]
Architecture and description[edit]
The architectural historian John Newman describes the farmhouse as; "largely single-storeyed, consisting of two parts.[3] Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in the first of their three-volume study Monmouthshire Houses, give a plan showing the typical hall house layout.[4] Peter Smith, in his study Houses of the Welsh Countryside, records Blaengavenny as an example of a half timbered house, a type relatively rare in Wales and generally located, as here, proximate to the England–Wales border.[5] The farmhouse is Grade II* listed,[1] with its barn and granary having separate, Grade II listings.[6][7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Cadw. "Blaengavenny Farmhouse (Grade II*) (2003)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Davies, Richard (17 July 2008). "Success for Pandy Show". South Wales Argus.
- ^ Newman 2000, p. 357.
- ^ Fox & Raglan 1994a, pp. 80–83.
- ^ Smith 1975, pp. 380–385.
- ^ Cadw. "Barn at Blaengavenny Farm (Grade II) (19250)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Cadw. "Granary and malthouse at Blaengavenny Farm (Grade II) (19259)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
References[edit]
- Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994a). Medieval Houses. Monmouthshire Houses. Vol. 1. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 9780720003963. OCLC 916186124.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
- Smith, Peter (1975). Houses of the Welsh Countryside. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-700475-8. OCLC 868639211.