Gardens · South Wales
Treberfydd
Treberfydd — 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
Treberfydd 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
Treberfydd House is a Gothic Revival house, built in 1847–50 just south of Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales, to the designs of architect John Loughborough Pearson. It remains a private home to the Raikes family and is a Grade I listed building. The gardens are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
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Background
History
The house was built for Robert Raikes (1818–1901), grandson of Robert Raikes (1765–1837), a Hull-based banker. Robert Raikes was a prominent member of the Oxford-based Christian Tractarian movement, and moved his family to Wales in order to promote his beliefs and assist in the development of the area. The house was designed by John Loughborough Pearson, a young architect who was just beginning to experiment with the revived Gothic style of architecture. Pearson had already done some work for Raikes in the Hull area, including a chapel for his grandmother. Pearson was also asked by Raikes to modernise the church at Llangasty and build a school – both of which are at the end of the lane…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9213, -3.2674
- Address
- Llangors, Powys, Wales
- Established
- 1848
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743309 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Treberfydd (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Treberfydd?
- Treberfydd is in South Wales, United Kingdom.
- When was Treberfydd built?
- Built or established in 1848.
- Who owns Treberfydd?
- Treberfydd is owned by Privately owned.