Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gelli-ber Farmhouse
Marshfield, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 March 1963
- Locality
- Marshfield
- Community
- Marshfield
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.54103, -3.06907
- Cadw reference
- 2934
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently located on the N side of the A48, aligned on an E/W axis.
Exterior
C17 farmhouse, with later extensions. Two storeys, rendered elevations, slate clad roof. Earliest, central range, has two gable-end chimneys, rebuilt in brick. Central, three-storey, gabled porch to S elevation. One window per floor to each side of porch, one window to each upper floor of porch, later wood casements with mullions, transoms and glazing bars. Porch outer opening has segmental-headed chamfered stone door frame, inner opening has plank door in square-headed, stop-moulded, oak frame. Later, (C19?) gabled range with gable end chimney to E end and modern two storey gabled range to W end.
Interior
Not available for inspection at time of re-survey (November 1995).
Reason for designation
Listed grade II as a surviving example of a C17 Monmouthshire farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, MarshfieldCross baseunder 1 mi
- Castleton Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Coach and Horses PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.