Tŷ Mawr in Dingestow, Monmouthshire is a complex of farm buildings dating from 1640. The farmhouse and attached barn are listed Grade II*. The gatehouse to the farm has a separate Grade II* listing.

Tŷ Mawr
TypeFarm
LocationDingestow, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°47′07″N 2°49′00″W / 51.7854°N 2.8166°W / 51.7854; -2.8166
Built1640
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameTy Mawr, with attached outbuilding
Designated19 November 1953
Reference no.2092
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameGatehouse to Ty Mawr
Designated19 November 1953
Reference no.2093
Tŷ Mawr, Dingestow is located in Monmouthshire
Tŷ Mawr, Dingestow
Location of Tŷ Mawr in Monmouthshire

History

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The Grade II* listed gatehouse of Tŷ Mawr, with a Grade II listed barn attached

The farmhouse was built for Walter Williams, a gentry farmer, circa 1640.[1] The Monmouthshire antiquarian Sir Joseph Bradney noted Tŷ Mawr, meaning Great House, was "once an important residence and estate".[2] He records that the Williams of Ty Mawr were a branch of the Williams family of The Artha at nearby Tregare, and that the last owner of that family, Francis Williams, sold the estate on his appointment as British Consul at Smyrna in the early 18th century.[2]

Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan described it as "a good example of a house built on the traditional "Regional" rectangular plan."[1]

Architecture and description

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The architectural historian John Newman describes Tŷ Mawr as "an unusually complete 17th century farm complex."[3] The farmhouse is of stone, with two storeys,[3] and to a "3-cell" plan, with a hall and parlour separated by a pantry.[1] The south gable has a datestone inscribed "Hec domus, facta fuit, per W.W., Anno Domini, 1640". The farmhouse has a Grade II* listing.[1] The gatehouse, which has its own Grade II* listing,[4] is constructed of red brick laid in English bond while the barn attached to the farm is of Flemish bond brick.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Cadw. "Ty Mawr (Grade II*) (2092)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Bradney 1992, p. 63.
  3. ^ a b c Newman 2000, pp. 215–6.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Gatehouse to Ty Mawr (Grade II*) (2093)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

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