Pentwyn, Llanllowell
Pentwyn, Llanllowell, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the mid-16th century. The house is Grade II* listed, with the adjacent barn having its own Grade II listing.
| Pentwyn, Llanllowel | |
|---|---|
 "a Georgian reconstruction of an important 16th century house" | |
| Type | Farmhouse |
| Location | Llanllowell, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51.6873°N 2.8812°W |
| Built | c.1560–1570 |
| Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name: Pentwyn | |
| Designated | 18 November 1980 |
| Reference no. | 2717 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name: Barn at Pentwyn | |
| Designated | 22 June 2000 |
| Reference no. | 23499 |
  Location of Pentwyn, Llanllowel in Monmouthshire | |
History and description
Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in their three-volume study Monmouthshire Houses, date the building to 1560–1570.[1] They describe it as originally constructed to an L-plan. The house was rebuilt in the 18th century.[2] On a tithe map of 1837, Pentwyn is recorded as being in the ownership of a Thomas James, and being farmed with 161 acres by a Mattias Goff.[2] The 1895 Kelly's Directory for Monmouthshire records an Evans Francis as being resident.[3]
The architectural historian John Newman describes Pentwyn as "conspicuously sited on a hillock overlooking the River Usk.[4] The farmhouse is of 2 storeys and the entrance front dates from the Georgian remodelling.[2] Fox and Raglan, and Newman,[4] note the early use of stone mullioned windows, Fox and Raglan assigning the farmhouse to their "exotic" grouping of Monmouthshire houses on this basis.[1] Pentwyn has a Grade II* listing, its listing describing it as "a Georgian reconstruction of an important 16th century house",[2] while the 18th century barn has a Grade II listing.[5]
Notes
- Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 89.
- "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
- "Llanllowell / Llanllywel (Monmouthshire) – Extract from Kelly's Directory, 1895". places.wishful-thinking.org.uk.
- Newman 2000, p. 324.
- "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
Sources
- Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994b). Sub-Medieval Houses, c. 1550–1610. Monmouthshire Houses. 2. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 0952000989.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.