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Town Farm, Grosmont

Coordinates: 51°54′52″N 2°52′03″W / 51.9144°N 2.8675°W / 51.9144; -2.8675
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Town Farm
"A fine little house"[1]
TypeHouse
LocationGrosmont, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°54′52″N 2°52′03″W / 51.9144°N 2.8675°W / 51.9144; -2.8675
Builtc. 17th century
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameTown Farm
Designated19 October 2000
Reference no.1953
Town Farm, Grosmont is located in Monmouthshire
Town Farm, Grosmont
Location of Town Farm in Monmouthshire

Town Farm, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

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The farmhouse is dated 1673, in the lintel above the front door.[2] In the late 18th century, the farm is recorded as being in the ownership of William Street of Lincoln's Inn Fields.[3] The house is Grade II* listed on account of its unusual plan and Renaissance façade.[3]

Architecture and description

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The 17th century house is described by the architectural historian John Newman as "remarkably little altered."[2] Its plan is "unusual", with a central service range and a hall at one end with a parlour at the other. The farm is built of rubble stone with a slate roof and brick chimney stacks.[3]

In April 2017 a programme of dendrochronological dating was commissioned by the new owners and undertaken by Oxford Dendrochronological Laboratory, this gave a felling date range of 1667-70. The trees were felled a little before 1673, so were either stockpiled for a short time, or more likely 1673 represents the date at which the new house was occupied.

Notes

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  1. ^ Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 52.
  2. ^ a b Newman 2000, p. 242.
  3. ^ a b c Cadw. "Town Farm, Grosmont (Grade II*) (1953)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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