Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Lawns
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cupid's Hill, Abergavenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, designated on 19 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- Cupid's Hill
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Grosmont
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.91978, -2.86322
- Cadw reference
- 24170
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)
- 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)
- 1898 · 215 Ross (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 215 Ross (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 500m NE of Grosmont, at the end of a farm road which runs SE off the minor road from Grosmont to Kentchurch.
History
Dated house of 1685, substantially remodelled in the C19. The Duke of Beaufort leased the Lawns to Charles Walwyn on March 1684, who built the original late C17 house soon afterwards. In the C19 the house was given a new symmetrical front with sash and bay windows.
Exterior
Substantial three-and-a-half storey farmhouse. Rubble stone, some ashlar dressings, slate roof with gable stacks. SE front is symmetrical with large projecting centre gable. Gable roof springs above eaves of main house. Gable head has semi-circular arched window with radial fanlight; second floor two 12-pane horned sash windows in segmental arched openings with stone voussoirs and stone sills; first floor two similar, slightly taller, 12-pane windows; and ground floor a 6-panel door flanked by 12-pane sashes. Each side of gable, second and first floors of flanking walls have similar 12-pane sashes and on ground floor, canted bay windows with 8+12+8 pane sashes. Inset into SW gable wall, ground level is dated stone lintel, inscribed:
W
16 C V 85
which also carries centre decorative emblem of Walwyn family. To left of gable is SW back wing which has two storey canted bay window with C19 2+4+2 pane horned sashes on each floor. NE wing, ground floor has blocked entrance doorway with cambered stone voussoirs and inserted 2-pane fixed light. To right is tall late C17 mullion and transom window and big projecting stack at gable-end.
Interior
Not available for inspection at time of resurvey.
Reason for designation
Substantial and well-preserved house of 1685, attractively remodelled in mid-C19.
Nearby in the register
- Old SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Grosmont CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Grosmont Castle RuinsDefenceunder 1 mi
- Cupid's Hill InnNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.