Gardens · South Wales
Tal-y-coed Court
Tal-y-coed Court — 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
Tal-y-coed Court 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
Tal-y-coed Court,, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Victorian country house. Constructed in 1881–1883, it was built for the Monmouthshire antiquarian Joseph Bradney, author of A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time. A Grade II* listed building, the house is a "fine historicist essay in the Queen Anne Style, one of the earliest examples in Wales." Its gardens and park are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
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Background
History
Colonel Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney, FSA, BA, JP, DL was a soldier who acquired the estate at Tal-y-Coed through purchase and inheritance. In 1881, aged 22, he commissioned F. R. Kempson to build the house on the site of Llanvihangel Hall, which had been part of the estate of Crawshay Bailey. The house cost £10,000, reflecting Bradney's status as High Sheriff of Monmouthshire. The court, and its stables, are now sub-divided into a number of private residences. The stables and clock tower are designated Grade II, as is the lodge at the entrance to the court. A project is underway (2019) to restore an elaborate horse trough constructed for Bradney on the road from Llantilio Crossenny to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8325, -2.8413
- Address
- Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1883
Sources
- wikidata: Q17744172 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tal-y-coed Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tal-y-coed Court?
- Tal-y-coed Court is in South Wales, United Kingdom.
- When was Tal-y-coed Court built?
- Built or established in 1883.
- Who owns Tal-y-coed Court?
- Tal-y-coed Court is owned by Privately owned.