Upper Tal-y-fan, Dingestow
Upper Tal-y-fan, Dingestow, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late-Medieval period. Subsequently enlarged, it remains a private house and is a Grade II* listed building.
| Upper Tal-y-fan | |
|---|---|
 "a zany-looking group" | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Dingestow, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51.774°N 2.7958°W |
| Built | late Medieval |
| Architectural style(s) | vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name: Upper Tal-y-fan | |
| Designated | 27 September 2001 |
| Reference no. | 25777 |
  Location of Upper Tal-y-fan in Monmouthshire | |
History
Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in the first of their three-volume study Monmouthshire Houses.[1] describe the architectural history of Tal-y-fan as "difficult to make out".[1] They identified two cruck trusses of a medieval date, and suggested that "the transformation of this medieval building was a slow process".[1] Cadw goes no further than describing the original building as "late-medieval".[2] The architectural historian John Newman posits a date of the late 15th or early 16th centuries, identifying an internal doorhead of "identical" design to one of 1599 at Allt-y-Bela.[3] The farmhouse was subsequently expanded and then fully renovated in the late 20th century.[2]
Architecture and description
Fox and Raglan undertook a detailed study of the house, including gathering photographic evidence.[4][5] John Newman describes the current arrangement as "zany-looking", with the earlier wings of the farmhouse "kinking obliquely" and linked by a later extension.[3] These are constructed of whitewashed rubble. The interior is "remarkably intact". The house remains the privately owned farmhouse to a working farm and is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
Notes
- Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 34.
- Cadw. "Upper Tal-y-fan (Grade II*) (25777)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- Newman 2000, p. 214.
- "Upper Tal-y-fan". Peoples Collection Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Upper Tal-y-fan". Peoples Collection Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
References
- Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Medieval Houses. Monmouthshire Houses. 1. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 9780720003963.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.