Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse, Raglan

Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse, Raglan, Monmouthshire is a gentry house dating from the early 17th century. Owned by the Bradburys, High Sheriffs of Monmouthshire, and later by the Williams family and then the Prichards of Penallt, it remains a privately owned farmhouse. The building is Grade II* listed.

Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse
"a substantial 17th century house of the minor gentry"
TypeFarmhouse
LocationRaglan, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°46′14″N 2°48′49″W / 51.7706°N 2.8136°W / 51.7706; -2.8136
Builtlate 17th century
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official namePen-y-clawdd Farmhouse
Designated19 November 1953
Reference no.2099
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameBarn at Pen-y-clawdd Farm
Designated31 January 2001
Reference no.24721
Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse, Raglan is located in Monmouthshire
Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse, Raglan
Location of Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse in Monmouthshire

History

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Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in their three-volume guide Monmouthshire Houses, give building dates for the house from 1600 to 1680.[1] Cadw suggests a longer construction period, from the mid-16th to the early 18th centuries. [2] The owners in the 18th century were the Bradburys, High Sheriffs of Monmouthshire, "whose extravagant living ruined the estate".[2] During the Bradbury's tenure, the Swearing Room in the house was used as a courtroom.[2] The farm subsequently had a number of owners from the Monmouthshire gentry and remains the working farmhouse of a privately owned farm.

Architecture and description

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The architectural historian John Newman describes Pen-y-clawdd as "a well-preserved farmhouse demonstrating the typical improvements of a family going up in the world".[3] The building is of whitewashed rubble and constructed to a height of two storeys with attics.[2] The interior includes the panelled Swearing Room, and an upper chamber with a fireplace decorated with Delft tiles depicting Biblical scenes.[3] The farmhouse has a Grade II* listing, its listing describing it as "a substantial 17th century house of the minor gentry".[2] The farm's large, red-brick and timber barn has a separate Grade II listing.[4] Fox and Raglan give a date for the barn of the late 17th century.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 156.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cadw. "Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse (Grade II*) (2099)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Newman 2000, pp. 468–469.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Barn at Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse (Grade II) (24721)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ^ Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 123.

References

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