Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse, Llanthony Explained

Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse
Type:Farmhouse
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:51.9405°N -3.0437°W
Location:Llanthony, Monmouthshire
Architecture:Vernacular
Governing Body:Privately owned
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse
Designation1 Date:7 August 1995
Designation1 Number:16277
Designation2:Grade II listed building
Designation2 Offname:Barn at Cwm Bwchel Farm
Designation2 Date:7 August 1995
Designation2 Number:16278
Designation3:Grade II listed building
Designation3 Offname:Former External Kitchen at Cwm Bwchel Farm
Designation3 Date:7 August 1995
Designation3 Number:16279
Designation4:Grade II listed building
Designation4 Offname:Stable Range at Cwm Bwchel Farm
Designation4 Date:7 August 1995
Designation4 Number:16280

Cwm Bwchel Farmhouse, Llanthony, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late-Medieval period. It carries a date stone of 1694, which probably refers to a period of reconstruction. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed and a number of the ancillary buildings on the farmstead have their own Grade II listings.

History and description

The architectural historian John Newman describes Cwm Bwchel as an "inaccessible farmstead". The farm is sited on a hill overlooking Llanthony Priory. Cadw gives a construction date of the late medieval period. Newman notes the date stone on the doorcase with the owner's initials and a date of 1694. Cadw attributes this to a 17th-century reconstruction. The house was refaced in the 18th and 19th centuries. It remains a private home and the 20th century saw further remodelling of the ancillary buildings.[1]

Cwn Bwchel is constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble under a roof of Welsh slate. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed, with the barn, former kitchen and stables having their own Grade II listings.

References

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listed Buildings Archives. Morgan & Horowskyj. 18 April 2022.