The Old Cottage, Treadam, Llantilio Crossenny
| The Old Cottage | |
|---|---|
 "a rare and remarkably unaltered 16th century cottage " | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°50′06″N 2°54′04″W / 51.8351°N 2.901°W |
| Built | c1600 |
| Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | The Old Cottage |
| Designated | 28 June 1955 |
| Reference no. | 15761 |
  Location of The Old Cottage in Monmouthshire | |
The Old Cottage, in the hamlet of Treadam, some 2km north-west of Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, is a country house dating from c.1600. The house is Grade II* listed.
History[edit]
The Monmouthshire writer and artist Fred Hando, recording a visit to the Old Cottage made in the 1960s, notes a plaque above the door giving a construction date of "C 1600".[1] The architectural historian John Newman gives tentative support to this date.[2] The settlement of Treadam was "a sizeable medieval hamlet" and Hando suggests that it was the domain of one Adam, Tre-Adam meaning "the homestead of Adam", recorded as reeve to the Lordship of White Castle in 1256-57.[1] The small group of buildings of which the Old Cottage is a part are all that remains of this medieval settlement.[2] In the 19th century, when it formed part of the estate of Llantilio Court,[3] the cottage was extended and converted to two dwellings.[3] In the 20th century, it was converted back into a single home and an extension added to the rear. It remains a private house.[3]
Architecture and description[edit]
Fox and Raglan produced a sketch plan of the cottage in the second volume of their three-volume series Monmouthshire Houses. This shows the original two-room lay-out of the cottage.[4] The cottage is constructed of Old Red Sandstone slabs, with a slate roof.[2]
The large, centrally-placed, gable dates from the 17th century.[3] The left-hand of the two doors in the main facade dates from the 19th century conversion into two dwellings.[3] Internally, Hando records the "imposing oaken screen of studs and panels" which separate the ground floor into two apartments.[1] Cadw records the Elizabethan mullion windows.[3] Newman notes that the original house did not have an upper storey, "only a habitable roof space".[2] The cottage is a Grade II* listed building, its designation recording it as a "rare and remarkably unaltered 16th century cottage".[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Hando 1964, pp. 58–60.
- ^ a b c d Newman 2000, p. 353.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cadw. "The Old Cottage (Grade II*) (15761)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 47.
References[edit]
- Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Part II, Sub-Medieval Houses. Monmouthshire Houses. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 0-9520009-8-9. OCLC 4814463422.
- Hando, Fred (1964). Here and There in Monmouthshire. Newport: R.H.Johns Ltd. OCLC 30295639.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.