Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lodge at Porth Pen-y-parc
Goetre Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 9 December 2005
- Locality
- Llanover Park
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Goetre Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77039, -3.00093
- Cadw reference
- 87168
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
On the east side of the A4042 at the northern end of Llanover village.
History
Part of the improvements to the Llanover estate carried out before and during WWI. The lodge was, however, a pre-existing Victorian one built 1862 (dated) which was improved in 1916 (dated).
Exterior
Built of squared rock faced red sandstone rubble with a stone slate roof. Small picturesquely arranged cottage with gables facing all ways. Two storeys with a single storey wing. The main part facing to the road has the single storey gabled kitchen wing to the left with a tall stone stack on the gable end. To the right a gable to the road and a gabled cross--wing behind, both with a 2-light timber casement with hoodmould over, gabled dormer between and weathered stone stack on ridge above. The road gable has a 3-light window with hoodmould on the ground floor and in the gable a date plaque 1862 REBUILT 1916. Single gabled wing to right return.
Elevation to park not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a mid C19 park lodge with good picturesque character; an integral part of the Llanover estate.
Nearby in the register
- Wall, Gatepiers and Gates at Porth Pen-y-parcDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ffynnon Gwenynen GwentWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Ty-saer-maenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty-saer-coedDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.