Barn and cartsheds, Penrhos Home Farm

Cadw's description

Location

Located at the heart of the Penrhos Coastal Park at the SE end of Holy Island; reached by private driveway N of the A5(T) and c1.25km NNE of the N end of the Stanley Embankment; this range at E side of the Home Farm.

History

The Penrhos estate was the principal seat on Holy Island and became the home of the Stanley family in 1763. Penrhos house was completely remodelled for John Thomas Stanley in early C19; the barn and cartshed range (part of the home farm) is probably contemporary with this remodelling. The house became ruinous after 1945 and was later almost entirely demolished. The estate was bought by Anglesey Aluminium in 1969 and made into a country park in 1972. The estate buildings were being refurbished when inspected, May 1997.

Exterior

Lofted agricultural range comprising barn and cartsheds; rubble with grouted slate roof. The four distinctive segmental arches to right have local green and quartz banded boussoirs; the left hand arch has been infilled (shown open in view of 1915). Granary above, the right hand opening of which was enlarged after 1915 to create a boarded loft door. Outside stone steps against right hand gable end with similar boarded door and banded voussoirs. Barn to left has full height split boarded doors and slit ventilator to end. Blocked opening to left gable end; skylights.

Reason for designation

Listed as a well-detailed estate building forming a group with the Baillifs Tower at Penrhos Home Farm.