Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old House at Pentre Farm
Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Twyn Allws, Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 26 July 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 July 1990
- Locality
- Twyn Allws
- Community
- Llanfoist Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81751, -3.08471
- Cadw reference
- 2836
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated approximately 1.5km west of Govilon on the north-east slopes of Gilwern Hill. Reached down short track beside dismantled railway; at right angles to the rear of the later farmhouse.
Exterior
History: Late C16/early C17 sub-medieval farmhouse with recent restoration and extension.
Exterior: 2-storey rubble farmhouse (formerly limewashed) with battered base and slate roof. Fine chimney breast to west gable end with twin diagonally-set stacks. Two window north and south elevations with timber-framed, diamond-mullioned, windows; 4-light to north side and south side 1st floor and 5-light to east gable end with a further 3-light window to the gable apex. Simple stone dripmoulds. Off-centre doors to former cross-passage with renewed boarded doors in cambered-arched doorways. To the left of the entrance on the north front is a long stone seat and on the east gable end are outside steps up to a 1st floor doorway. 2-storey extension added in 1995.
Interior: Retains stop-chamfered ceiling beams to former hall but post and panel partition now only survives to 1st floor. Splayed window recesses. 3-bay A-frame roof with through purlins.
Listed for its special interest as a sub-medieval farmhouse that still retains good detail.
Nearby in the register
- Signpost at junction of by-roads to east of Twyn AllwsTransportunder 1 mi
- Llanwenarth HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge 101 over the Brecknock & Abergavenny CanalTransportunder 1 mi
- Bridge 102 over the Brecknock & Abergavenny CanalTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.