Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lower Pentre Gwyddel
Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Coldbrook, Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 3 July 2007.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 July 2007
- Locality
- Coldbrook
- Community
- Gobion Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80924, -2.98310
- Cadw reference
- 87532
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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
To N of minor road, about 1km E of Coldbrook Park.
History
Probable origins as a C17 house, with later agricultural range to east; C20 lean-to extension to west end.
Exterior
Small farmhouse; painted rubble with slate roof; end chimneys in brick. Entrance faces S, and has central doorway under open gabled porch; to each side, a 2-light window with casement glazing, above each of which is a small catslide dormer set across eaves. To R, a lower in-line block with doorway, and dormer with catslide roof. At L end, a projecting chimney breast with tall brick stack; modern lean-to extension. Ground falls away to rear where main block has, facing yard, 2 very small windows at eaves, set towards L, vertical ground floor window near centre, and a 2-light casement to its R. The lower block has pair of doorways to centre, with small window to R, and a very small window at eaves; lean-to block at right angles has corrugated roof covering.
Interior
Not available.
Reason for designation
Included as farmhouse with good character and probable C17 origins.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at Pentre-Gwyddel FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pentre-GwyddelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coldbrook ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Upper Pant FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.