Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Rectory
Llantrisant Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gwernesney, Usk, Llantrisant Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 22 June 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 June 2000
- Locality
- Gwernesney
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Llantrisant Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71006, -2.85313
- Cadw reference
- 23498
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated up short drive on left of drive leading to The Slough farm.
History
Rectory of 1817, built to plans by Walter Gwatkin of Chepstow. The plans were for a building to cost £550, of the form of the present except for single storey one-window rooms each end, with arched windows, containing dairy and brewhouse. The plans show a parlour each side of the entrance hall and rear stair with cellar and pantry to left, kitchen to right. Additional 2-storey range to left added in 1930s.
Exterior
House, whitewashed render with slate roof and brick end stacks. Two-storey, three-window front of 12-pane hornless sashes with centre door. Stone sills. Half-glazed door with arched radiating-bar fanlight in painted timber doorcase of fluted pilasters with panelled heads and open pediment. C20 addition on left end, two-storey with metal window above, small sash below. C20 lean-to on right end. Rear has varied fenestration, centre 12-pane stairlight.
Interior
Central hall to stick baluster stairs. Two main front rooms with high ceilings and simple cornices. Panelled shutters. Lower ceilings to rear rooms.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-proportioned late Georgian rectory, retaining original detail including the doorcase.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Allt-y-bellaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at Allt-y-bellaAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.