Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse, Llanthony

Coordinates: 51°56′26″N 3°02′37″W / 51.9405°N 3.0437°W / 51.9405; -3.0437
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Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse
"Another inaccessible farmstead"[1]
TypeFarmhouse
LocationLlanthony, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°56′26″N 3°02′37″W / 51.9405°N 3.0437°W / 51.9405; -3.0437
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameCwm Bwchel Farmhouse
Designated7 August 1995
Reference no.16277
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameBarn at Cwm Bwchel Farm
Designated7 August 1995
Reference no.16278
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameFormer External Kitchen at Cwm Bwchel Farm
Designated7 August 1995
Reference no.16279
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameStable Range at Cwm Bwchel Farm
Designated7 August 1995
Reference no.16280
Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse, Llanthony is located in Monmouthshire
Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse, Llanthony
Location of Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse in Monmouthshire

Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse, Llanthony, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late-Medieval period. It carries a date stone of 1694, which probably refers to a period of reconstruction. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed and a number of the ancillary buildings on the farmstead have their own Grade II listings.

History and description[edit]

The architectural historian John Newman describes Cwm Bwchel as an "inaccessible farmstead".[1] The farm is sited on a hill overlooking Llanthony Priory. Cadw gives a construction date of the late medieval period. Newman notes the date stone on the doorcase with the owner's initials and a date of 1694.[1] Cadw attributes this to a 17th-century reconstruction. The house was refaced in the 18th and 19th centuries.[2] It remains a private home and the 20th century saw further remodelling of the ancillary buildings.[3]

Cwn Bwchel is constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble under a roof of Welsh slate.[2] The farmhouse is Grade II* listed,[2] with the barn,[4] former kitchen[5] and stables having their own Grade II listings.[6]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Newman 2000, p. 211.
  2. ^ a b c Cadw. "Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse (Grade II*) (16277)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Listed Buildings Archives". Morgan & Horowskyj. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Barn at Cwm Bwchel (Grade II) (16278)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ Cadw. "Former Kitchen at Cwm Bwchel (Grade II) (16279)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ Cadw. "Stables at Cwm Bwchel (Grade II) (16280)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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