Court Farm Barn, Llanthony Priory Explained

Court Farm Barn
Type:Barn
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:51.9447°N -3.0387°W
Location:Llanthony, Monmouthshire
Built:C.12th century onwards
Governing Body:CADW
Designation1:Grade I listed building
Designation1 Offname:Barn at Court Farm with the attached precinct wall
Designation1 Date:9 January 1956
Designation1 Number:1941

Court Farm Barn, Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, is a barn of late medieval origins that forms part of a group of historic buildings in the priory complex. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

The original barn was constructed as the gatehouse to Llanthony Priory. It is of 12th-century origins. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the mid-16th century, the building was converted to secular use as a barn. Subsequently, it fell into ruin. In the 19th century the Llanthony estate was purchased by the poet Walter Savage Landor and it is possible that he undertook some reconstruction. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Coflein database records a second period of reconstruction in the 19th century but does not attribute this to Landor.

Architecture and description

The barn is constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble with a tiled roof. The interior has "a much earlier look" than the exterior, and may comprise more of the original 12th-century work. The architectural historian John Newman describes the building as having been "extended and brutally adapted after the Dissolution." One gable end has "a full-width arch...and above it a handsome group of three lancets." It also has two notable cusped windows, dating from the 14th century.[1]

References

. John Newman (architectural historian). The Buildings of Wales. Gwent/Monmouthshire. 2000. Penguin. London. 0-14-071053-1.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remnants of Llanthony Prima. Monastic Wales - A Comprehensive Database of Sites and Sources. www.monasticwales.org. 6 December 2018.