Church Farm

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: An extremely interesting farmhouse originating in about 1600 which retains an upper cruck roof, and with a major addition of about 1650. History: The older section of the house would appear to be of the late C16 or early C17, the front range with lobby entry (now blocked) and containing hall/kitchen and dairy, the rear wing containing family rooms and with an additional floor. Added to this in probably the mid C17 is another smaller house which has been amalgamated with the rest probably in the C20, and now contains the main entrance to the whole. Exterior: A two phase farmhouse which was originally probably two houses, now amalgamated as one. The original house is an L-shaped block of front range with a projecting rear wing; this is probably of one build. To the right of the front range is an additional range added perhaps fifty years later. This has its own entrance, now the entrance to the whole, and was probably a separate house until the C20. The whole structure is one and a half storeys (except for the two storey and attic rear wing) of plastered and whitewashed rubble with a concrete tile roof replicating stone slates. It is evident from the weathering on three of the chimneys that the roof was once thatched. The fourth chimney without weathering has been rebuilt in recent years.The front elevation has on the left the older section with a two and a three light casement and an eaves dormer above. The eaves project, originally forming a pentice, now a scarce feature, but once characteristic of houses in Monmouthshire and Breconshire. To the right in the woodshed is the original front doorway now blocked. This would have led to a lobby entry. The shed is roofed with a lean-to which also covers the porch of the present main door in the right s

From Cadw under OGL v3.