Historic houses · South Wales
Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt
Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt — house in Grosmont, Monmouthshire.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Grosmont, Monmouthshire". Coordinates: 51.9151°, -2.8678°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=1952
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Glyndŵr House, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is a village house dating from the late 17th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The frontage of the house carries a date of 1742 but this may indicate the date of the house’s remodelling. but this indicates the date of the house's remodelling. Its origins are earlier, dating from the late 17th century. A door lintel in the kitchen is dated 1684. The mid-18th century alterations gave the house a "Renaissance" façade, with a forecourt and a decorative gate and railings of ironwork, which are included in the house's listing. The interior, and the garden frontage, were again remodelled in the 19th century, with the addition of a veranda.
Architecture
The architectural historian John Newman describes the house as "well-proportioned but formulaic." It has five bays and two storeys.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9151, -2.8678
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Grosmont
- Postcode
- NP7 8EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743550 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glyndŵr House, Grosmont (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glyndwr House, Grosmont, Monmouthshire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt?
- Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 8EP), in the parish of Grosmont.
- Who owns Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt?
- Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt a listed building?
- Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt a protected site?
- Yes — Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Glyndwr Including Railed Forecourt?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 8EP. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.