Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cider House at Cwm Farm
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, designated on 19 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- Llanvetherine
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Grosmont
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87228, -2.93074
- Cadw reference
- 24187
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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)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 3 km N of Llanvetherine, on W side of the minor road which runs NW from Old Court. The cider house is located at the back of Cwm farmhouse, separated from the house by a narrow alleyway.
History
This building is a great rarity, a purpose-built cider house dated 1754 which survives largely unaltered. The cider house was built nine years after Cwm farmhouse, probably by William Watkins.
Exterior
C18 cider house. Rubble stone with corrugated roof. Symmetrical, two storey front. First floor has central datestone inscribed
M Y I
17 54
W W
On each side are C18 2-light wooden mullions with stanchions to each light. Ground floor has central entrance doorway with segmental arch of stone voussoirs and plank and batten door with strap hinges. Flanking doorway on each side are C18 windows with 3+3+3 pane fixed lights, under similar segmental arched heads. SE gable has stone steps to doorway of upper loft, and (to right) square window opening.
Interior
Ground floor has rare C18 cider fittings which survive in situ including: cider mill with drive shaft, circular stone trough, and stone mill wheel. Also cider press with big spiral-turned wooden screw. On first floor is apple loft; set into loft floor are angled stone slabs which form chute to lower mill.
Reason for designation
Graded at II* as an exceptionally rare dated cider house of 1754 with fittings in situ. Group value with farmhouse and barn at Cwm Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Cwm FarmhouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Barn at Cwm farmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn at Old CourtAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Old Court including Former Cider House, Granary and Stable RangeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.