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"
TypeFarmhouse
LocationKemeys Commander, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°44′15″N 2°56′39″W / 51.73742°N 2.94422°W / 51.73742; -2.94422
Builtmid-16th century
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch Farmhouse and attached barn
Designated4 March 1952
Reference no.2629
Church Farmhouse, Kemeys Commander is located in Monmouthshire
Church Farmhouse, Kemeys Commander
Location of Church Farmhouse in Monmouthshire

History

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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

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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, the listing describing the building as a “well-preserved 16th century farmhouse”.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 103.
  2. ^ a b Newman 2000, p. 259.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cadw. "Church Farmhouse, Kemeys Commander (Grade II*) (2629)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ Fox & Raglan 1994, pp. 48–50.

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