Llanddewi Court Explained

Llanddewi Court
Type:House
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:51.673°N -2.988°W
Location:Llanddewi Skirrid, Monmouthshire
Built:late 16th century
Architecture:Vernacular architecture
Governing Body:Privately owned
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Llanddewi Court
Designation1 Date:4 March 1952
Designation1 Number:2676
Designation2:Grade II listed building
Designation2 Offname:Oxhouse at Llanddewi Court
Designation2 Date:4 March 1952
Designation2 Number:2677
Designation3:Grade II listed building
Designation3 Offname:Barn at Llanddewi Court
Designation3 Date:18 November 1980
Designation3 Number:2678

Llanddewi Court, Llanddewi Skirrid, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Grade II* listed house dating from the late 16th century. It is an example of a "double-house", a building in two sections, originally without interconnections, and designed to accommodate two families.

History and architecture

Cadw gives a construction date for the court of the late 16th century, although the architectural historian John Newman describes it as 15th century in origin. Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in the second of their multi-volume history, Monmouthshire Houses, describe Llanddewi as a "double house – in two parts apparently without contemporary intercommunication". Later historians, including those responsible for the Cadw listing, are less certain, noting the close similarities to the White Hart Inn in nearby Llangybi which had a contemporary connecting passage. The house, still a private home,[1] has been altered in subsequent centuries, although Newman and Cadw disagree as to the extent of this rebuilding, Newman describing the court as "much enlarged, altered and modernized" while Cadw contends that the exterior has seen little alteration, although it acknowledges significant internal modernization.

Llanddewi Court is of two storeys and is constructed of old red sandstone rubble which has been whitewashed in parts. The roof is of Welsh slate. The building has a Grade II* listing, in recognition of its "specially interesting" plan. The court's barn, and its ox house have their own Grade II listings.

References

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Llanddewi Court. On The Market. 18 April 2022.