Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lower Ton
Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 March 2000
- Locality
- Llanvapley
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Gobion Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81691, -2.91727
- Cadw reference
- 23006
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at end of track running S from junction with main road some 100m E of Llanvapley church.
History
Farmhouse, early C17 gentry origins, owned by Hughes family in early C17, sold to Walter Powell of Llantilio Crossenny. Marked on 1838 tithe map as owned by Frances Taddy, occupied by James Davis with 83 acres (33.5 hectares). Later owned by Col. Morgan-Clifford who sold it to John Watkins of Llangenny. Then owned by George Davies. Roof over S end cut back in early C20.
Exterior
Farmhouse, rubble stone with slate roofs. Two-storey and attic, L-plan, the S end of the SW range cut down in earlier C20 with lean-to roof replacing gabled roof. N end brick stack remains. N-S range with NE wing. Entry in angle, on E side of main range, plank door in recessed ogee-moulded oak frame with pent slate roof over on massive timber brackets. Ovolo-moulded timber-mullion windows with hoodmoulds to left, 4-light below, 3-light above. Over these windows is shallow-pitched roof that replaces original gable and loft. Rebuilt gable in red brick, is sited between windows and door. S end has C20 ground floor window and hoodmould, blocked door to right.
Wing has 2-window S front, small casement pair each floor left, larger C20 pair of tilting lights first floor right, C20 metal window ground floor right, in former doorway. E end gable has cement coping, 2-light timber mullion attic window and pair of 4-pane windows at ground floor. Rear N wall of wing has boarded over stair window to right over blocked door.
Main range has narrow C20 window each floor in short E section right of wing. N gable end has external chimney breast with small 2-light timber window first floor right. Projecting stones at NW corner suggest that building extended further, or was intended to.
W side of main range has 3-window range, mostly C20 windows, hoodmoulds over window and door in right bay, moulded string over ground floor.
Interior
Not available for inspection, said to have heavy beams.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved C17 L-plan farmhouse retaining early detail, including door, porch and some mullioned windows,
Nearby in the register
- Granary at Lower TonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Middle TonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Churchyard cross in Llanvapley churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St. Mabli's Churchyard Cross, LlanvapleyCross baseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.