Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Salisbury Farmhouse
Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 May 1995
- Locality
- St Brides
- Community
- Caerwent
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59620, -2.83080
- Cadw reference
- 16069
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the north of the community near the boundary with St Brides Netherwent.
History
Early C19 late-Georgian farmhouse.
Exterior
3 storeys to front and 2 to rear under catslide roof and cellar. Of rubble and brick rendered, Welsh slate low pitched roof with brick end stacks. Three window front with horned 16-pane sashes in reveals with narrow sills; and 8-pane sashes to top floor; ground floor has central porch with flat leaded hood supported by slender cast-iron piers and 3 steps to central 6 panelled door with overlight. Central arched opening at rear.
Renovation in progress at time of inspection (October 1994).
Interior
Central staircase with curved handrail and masked stick balusters; grey marble fireplace in sitting-room; 6 panelled doors and matching doorcases and some surviving panelling to windows; some stone flagged floors; high cross beams some boxed. Vaulted cellar with curved stone stairs.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a mostly unaltered early C19 house.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St BridgetReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Brides Netherwent Deserted VillageDeserted Medieval Villageunder 1 mi
- The Larches CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- The VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.