Gardens · South Wales
Monkton Old Hall
Monkton Old Hall — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Monkton Old Hall is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Monkton Old Hall is a Grade I listed building in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire. While the chimney is of Norman architecture, the rest of the building dates from the 14th century with restorations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Background
History
The building was originally a guesthouse for Monkton Priory, located nearby. The current building mostly dates from the 14th century, but the chimney is of earlier construction in the Norman architectural style. After the dissolution of the Monasteries, the building was split up into multiple tenements. J.R. Cobb began a restoration in 1879, as it had been reduced to a ruin consisting of an empty shell. These renovations included the addition of the present roof. Further modifications took place post-1933, with the addition of leaded windows. Monkton Old Hall became Grade I listed on 10 February 1951. In 1979, Leonard Beddall-Smith conducted further works on the building on behalf of the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6753, -4.9222
- Address
- 9 Bridgend Terrace, Pembroke SA71 4LW
- Official site
- pembrokemuseum.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q17742585 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Monkton Old Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Monkton Old Hall?
- Monkton Old Hall is in South Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6753°, -4.9222°.
- Who owns Monkton Old Hall?
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