Church Farmhouse, Kemeys Commander
Church Farmhouse, Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire is a former parsonage dating from the mid-16th century. The farmhouse and the attached barn are Grade II* listed buildings.
| Church Farmhouse | |
|---|---|
 "a well preserved 16th century farmhouse" | |
| Type | Farmhouse |
| Location | Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51.73742°N 2.94422°W |
| Built | mid-16th century |
| Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church Farmhouse and attached barn |
| Designated | 4 March 1952 |
| Reference no. | 2629 |
  Location of Church Farmhouse in Monmouthshire | |
History
Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in their three-volume study, Monmouthshire Houses, date Church Farmhouse to 1550–1560.[1] The farmhouse was originally the parsonage to the adjacent Church of All Saints[2] On a tithe map of 1841, the farmhouse is recorded as being occupied by an Eleanor Morgan, who was farming 107 acres.[3]
Architecture and description
The building is a cruck-truss house but without the hall open to the roof, the more common style.[4] It is constructed of whitewashed rubble.[3] The building contains a Tudor door reused from nearby Allt-y-Bela.[3] The attic partition has some, "now much faded",[2] figure paintings of a man, a woman and a child.[3] The farmhouse and its attached barn are Grade II* listed buildings,[3] the listing describing the building as "a well preserved 16th century farmhouse".[5]
Notes
- Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 103.
- Newman 2000, p. 259.
- "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
- Fox & Raglan 1994, pp. 48–50.
- "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
References
- Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Medieval Houses, Part 1. Monmouthshire Houses. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 0-9520009-7-0.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.