Gardens · South Wales
Pentwyn
In or near Dixton.
Pentwyn — 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)
- Dog-friendly
About
Pentwyn 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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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=87504
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pentwyn, Rockfield, Monmouthshire is a Victorian villa dating from the mid 19th century. Its origins are older but the present building was constructed by the Monmouth architect George Vaughan Maddox for himself in 1834–1837, and subsequently altered by him after a later sale. It was partly converted into apartments for letting in the 20th century before reverting to use as a family house. The house is Grade II* listed.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Monmouthshire historian Sir Joseph Bradney, in the Hundred of Skenfrith volume of his A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time, records that the property was originally owned by the Vaughan family of Llanrothal. In 1834, James Vaughan left the house to his nephew George Vaughan Maddox. Maddox, from a family of architects, had a significant practice in Monmouthshire and his works in Monmouth gave the county town, "its particular architectural flavour". Maddox certainly undertook works at Pentwyn on his own behalf, and Bradney suggests he designed further improvements after selling the property to the Reverend Canon John Harding in…
Architecture
The architectural historian John Newman describes the house as "Tudoresque" in style. Cadw prefers a description of Georgian Gothick. The interiors, which contain many original features, are similarly Gothick in design, with the exception of a large dining room dating from circa 1900 which Cadw describes as designed and decorated in an Edwardian taste. The building is Grade II* listed, on account of its architectural interest and its historic connections with George Vaughan Maddox.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8306, -2.7542
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Whitecastle
- Postcode
- NP25 5QB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1834
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743989 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pentwyn, Rockfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pentwyn?
- Pentwyn is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP25 5QB), in the parish of Whitecastle.
- What is Pentwyn?
- Pentwyn — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Pentwyn?
- Drivers can use postcode NP25 5QB.
- When was Pentwyn built?
- Built or established in 1834. Designed by George Vaughan Maddox.
- Who owns Pentwyn?
- Pentwyn is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Pentwyn a listed building?
- Pentwyn is officially recognised as II* listed.
- Is Pentwyn a protected site?
- Yes — Pentwyn is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Pentwyn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP25 5QB. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.