Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont-Kemys Farmhouse
Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfair Kilgeddin, Abergavenny, Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 9 January 1956.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 9 January 1956
- Locality
- Llanfair Kilgeddin
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Gobion Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74613, -2.94792
- Cadw reference
- 1987
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About 150m north of Chain Bridge on the east side of the B4598 Usk road at the southern extremity of the Community.
History
Probably late C16 or c1600; a two-room plan, of two floors and attic originally, with added annexes on both ends and outshut at rear.
Exterior
Local rubblestone built, but the walls are completely painted, stone slate roofs to front of main block and the left wing, natural slate to rear of main block, right wing and rear outshuts. Single depth plan with gable entry. Two storeys and garret, two windows, with single storey, single window wings on either side. Fine 4-centred head plank door in right gable. Plain steeply pitched roof with rebuilt red brick stack to either gable. Left hand wing has a 3-light casement and a door with 4-centred head; steeply pitched roof with stone stack to gable. All joinery features other than the gable entry are late C20. Right return to main block has small 2-light window in the garret.
Rear elevation only partly seen. The left hand side of the main block is almost completely covered by a lean-to out-shut. Small central window and larger one to right on first floor.
Interior
Interior not available at resurvey. The (1956) list description reported that it contains Tudor door-heads, an angular headed recess in bedroom fireplace and spiral oak stairs.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a c1600 house of local type which, despite alteration, retains its original form, with good character and detail.
Nearby in the register
- Chain Bridge (partly in Llanarth community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Chain Bridge (partly in Gobion Fawr community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Glanusk FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tump FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.