Great Pool Hall, Llanvetherine

Great Pool Hall, Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire is a mansion dating from the early 17th century. Its construction is unusual in that it is built around a timber frame, unlike the more common stone construction of houses of this date and location. It is a Grade II* listed building. The associated gate piers and garden walls, and the separate barn have their own Grade II listings.

Great Pool Hall
The entrance to Great Pool Hall
TypeHouse
LocationLlanvetherine, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°51′57″N 2°54′52″W / 51.8658°N 2.9144°W / 51.8658; -2.9144
Built17th century
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameGreat Pool Hall
Designated6 May 1952
Reference no.1924
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGatepiers and wall at Great Pool Hall
Designated19 October 2000
Reference no.24189
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameBarn at Great Pool Hall
Designated19 October 2000
Reference no.24199
Great Pool Hall, Llanvetherine is located in Monmouthshire
Great Pool Hall, Llanvetherine
Location of Great Pool Hall in Monmouthshire

History

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The hall is dated 1619 and the builder was John Powell of Llangattock Lingoed, from whom the name "Pool" derives.[1] The mansion was extended in the mid-17th century and the "impressive new staircase" was added at this time.[2] Few subsequent alterations to the house have taken place.[2] The hall remains a private residence.[3]

Architecture and description

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The timber frame construction is described by the architectural historian John Newman as "remarkable".[1] Cadw records the construction as "more reminiscent of the tall jettied town houses of Hereford or Gloucester than the typical stone house normally found in Monmouthshire"[2] The building stone used to case the timber frame is shale.[1] The house is built to an L-plan,[1] of three storeys,[2] with "three great chimney-breasts".[1] The roof is of slate.[4]

The interior contains a dog-leg stair in oak,[2] which Newman describes as a "splendid object" but does not consider to be original to the house.[1]

The hall is a Grade II* listed building. Its gates, and the attached wall,[5] together with the "fine seven-bay"[1] barn, have their own Grade II listings.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Newman 2000, pp. 365–367.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cadw. "Great Pool Hall (Grade II*) (1924)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "William James Caradog Griffiths". Companies House. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Great Pool Hall Manor (36989)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ Cadw. "Gatepiers and Wall at Great Pool Hall (Grade II) (24189)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ Cadw. "Barn at Great Pool Hall (Grade II) (24199)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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