Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Parish Hall at Llanddewi-Skirrid
Llantilio Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 5 February 1998
- Locality
- Llandewi-Skirrid
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Llantilio Pertholey
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.84659, -2.95537
- Cadw reference
- 19319
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
About 5km north east of Abergavenny at the junction of the Skenfrith road with the lane leading up to the Church of St David.
History
It is said that Crawshay Bailey junior (died 1887) gave this Assembly Room to the parish. If so it must date from 1880-1887. Its appearance would suggest a c1885 date. It is a standard prefabricated church design with nave and transepts, but is here used as a hall with the east end and transepts as separate rooms.
Crawshay Bailey II was the only son of Crawshay Bailey I, the leading ironmaster, pioneer of the coal industry and promoter of the railways. The Crawshay Baileys were one of the most powerful South Wales families of their time.
Exterior
Corrugated iron sheeting on a timber frame, the roof has been replaced, but the walls are probably original. Nave, transepts, south porch, Gothic style. The entrance elevation has the steeply gabled porch to the left with scalloped bargeboards and a double plank door in a pointed arch. Three 2-light windows with narrow mullions and transom and Gothic heads. A larger 3-light one with two mullions in the transept gable with smaller single light one above. Bargeboards with spike finials. Similar 3-light window and gable in gable end of nave. The opposite gable has a small fleche shaped window in the gable apex. Rear elevation similar to the front.
Interior
Four bay hall with principal rafter roof with the principals coming down to moulded bracket stops. Plain boarded dado.
Reason for designation
Included as scarce example of a well designed and unaltered late C19 pre- fabricated iron church hall.
Nearby in the register
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St David.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Barn Range at Wern-y-cwmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Wern-y-cwm FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.