Court Farm Barn, Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, is a barn of late medieval origins that forms part of a group of historic buildings in the priory complex. It is a Grade I listed building.
| Court Farm Barn | |
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| Type | Barn |
| Location | Llanthony, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°56′41″N 3°02′19″W / 51.9447°N 3.0387°W |
| Built | C.12th century onwards |
| Governing body | CADW |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Barn at Court Farm with the attached precinct wall |
| Designated | 9 January 1956 |
| Reference no. | 1941 |
  Location of Court Farm Barn in Monmouthshire | |
History
editThe original barn was constructed as the gatehouse to Llanthony Priory.[1] It is of 12th-century origins.[1] Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the mid-16th century, the building was converted to secular use as a barn.[1] Subsequently, it fell into ruin.[1] In the 19th century the Llanthony estate was purchased by the poet Walter Savage Landor and it is possible that he undertook some reconstruction.[1] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Coflein database records a second period of reconstruction in the 19th century but does not attribute this to Landor.[2]
Architecture and description
editThe barn is constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble with a tiled roof.[1] The interior has "a much earlier look" than the exterior, and may comprise more of the original 12th-century work.[1] The architectural historian John Newman describes the building as having been "extended and brutally adapted after the Dissolution."[3] One gable end has "a full-width arch...and above it a handsome group of three lancets."[3] It also has two notable cusped windows, dating from the 14th century.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Cadw. "Court Farm Barn (Grade I) (1941)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Llanthony Priory Gatehouse (401607)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b Newman 2000, p. 350.
- ^ "Remnants of Llanthony Prima". www.monasticwales.org. Monastic Wales - A Comprehensive Database of Sites and Sources. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
References
edit- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.