Llanvihangel Court
| Llanvihangel Court | |
|---|---|
| File:Llanvihangel Court from the north-east - geograph.org.uk - 1054441.jpg | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Tudor |
| Town or city | Llanvihangel Crucorney |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Construction started | circa 1600 |
| Completed | circa 1900 |
| Designations | Grade I listed |
Llanvihangel (or Llanfihangel) Court, Llanvihangel Crucorney, is a Tudor country house in Monmouthshire, Wales, described as "the most impressive and richly decorated house of around 1600 in Monmouthshire".[1] The court has a "complicated building history"[1] stretching from the mid-16th century to the early 20th century. It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
The court was originally constructed by the Morgan family in 1559,[1] although earlier medieval elements were incorporated.[3] It was later substantially embellished and extended by the Arnolds,[1] Members of Parliament for and High Sheriffs of Monmouthshire in the 17th and 18th centuries. The north front is of two storeys and six bays from the late 17th century,[4] whilst the east front was largely rebuilt as late as 1905.[4] The interior contains plaster ceilings, screens, fireplaces, doorcases and a "magnificant" staircase[3] of very high quality, some from the 17th century and some from later re-modellings.[5]
The grounds and outbuildings are also of note. The stable block is "a great rarity dating from 1630–40 and largely unaltered".[6] It is a Grade I listed building in its own right.[7] Near the lake there is a small brick summerhouse, also called the Guardhouse or Garden House, which may originally have been one of a pair completing a walled enclosure around the court.[8] This has its own Grade II* listed designation.[9]
The court is a private house that is occasionally open to the public.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 287, accessed 7 February 2012
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 288
- ↑ The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 289
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References
- Newman, J. (2000). The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire. London: Penguin Books.
