Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penarth House
Llangybi, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangybi, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, designated on 18 November 1980.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 November 1980
- Locality
- Llangybi
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Llangybi
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66176, -2.90917
- Cadw reference
- 2681
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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
Off the west side of the Usk-Caerleon road about 500m south of Llangybi village.
History
A classical villa of c1830 which has been little altered externally.
Exterior
The house is almost wholly stuccoed and painted over local rubblestone and has a Welsh slate roof. Double depth central entrance plan. Symmetrical two storey front with a hipped roof. Three large sash windows with glazing bars, 6 over 6 panes, the lower ones wider, with additional side-lights. Wide panelled door with sidelights. Decorative 'teardrop' glazing bars to segmental fan-light. Deep flat bracketed eaves, red brick stack to each end wall. One-storey lean-to extension on left with one margin-glazed sash window. The rear elevation has two lean-to extensions. Plain casements and sashes. Kitchen stack to centre of rear wall.
Interior
Not available for inspection at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a little altered early C19 classical villa.
Nearby in the register
- GraigwenEducationunder 1 mi
- Walnut Tree CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- The White Hart P.H.Domesticunder 1 mi
- Ffynnon Cybi (St. Cybi's Well)Holy Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.