Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Cwmyoy

Coordinates: 51°54′11″N 3°02′33″W / 51.9031°N 3.0424°W / 51.9031; -3.0424
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Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Ffwthog, Cwmyoy
"a well-preserved 17th century house"
TypeHouse
LocationCwmyoy, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°54′11″N 3°02′33″W / 51.9031°N 3.0424°W / 51.9031; -3.0424
Builtearly 16th century and later
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameTy-mawr Farmhouse
Designated11 April 1996
Reference no.18111
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameBarn Range at Ty-Mawr
Designated11 April 1996
Reference no.18112
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameBee bole at Ty-mawr Farm
Designated29 January 1998
Reference no.19256
Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Cwmyoy is located in Monmouthshire
Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Cwmyoy
Location of Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Ffwthog, Cwmyoy in Monmouthshire

Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Ffwthog, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, is a farmhouse dating from the early 16th century, which was extended in the 17th century and then reduced in size in the 18th century. The farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building, with its range of barns and its bee shelter having separate Grade II listed building designations.

History[edit]

The original farmhouse dates from the early 16th century.[1] In the 17th century, the house was extended and a new range constructed to a traditional H-plan.[2] In the 18th century, the building was reduced in size, particularly impacting on the original 16th century building,[1] of which little remains but the two-storey porch,[2] which formed the dairy to the 18th century house.[1] The farmhouse remains a private residence and the architectural historian John Newman remarks on a "careful restoration" dating from 1995 to 1996.[2]

Architecture and description[edit]

Cadw records that the farmhouse is of two storeys with attics.[1] The building is of stone, which has been rendered, under a stone tile roof.[1] The interior shows evidence that the farmhouse may have housed two separate households in the 17th century.[2] The farmhouse is listed Grade II*.[1] Adjacent to the house is the "impressive" seven-bay barn dating from the 17th century,[2] which has its own Grade II listing.[3] There is also a Grade II listed bee-shelter,[4] which may date from the 19th century or may be earlier.[4] In 2013 the bee-shelter was on the Brecon Beacons National Park Buildings at risk register.[5]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cadw. "Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Cwmyoy (Grade II*) (18111)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Newman 2000, p. 228.
  3. ^ Cadw. "Barn Range at Ty-mawr (Grade II) (18112)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Cadw. "Bee Shelter at Ty-mawr (Grade II) (19256)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Buildings at Risk Register 2013" (PDF). Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

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