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Stable at Town Farm

A Grade II Listed Building in Grosmont, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9145 / 51°54'52"N

Longitude: -2.8679 / 2°52'4"W

OS Eastings: 340402

OS Northings: 224352

OS Grid: SO404243

Mapcode National: GBR FC.PK8N

Mapcode Global: VH78X.74QP

Plus Code: 9C3VW47J+QV

Entry Name: Stable at Town Farm

Listing Date: 19 October 2000

Last Amended: 19 October 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24131

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300024131

Location: Some 50m NW of the Church of St Nicholas in the centre of Grosmont, on N side of the minor road leading to Great Tresenny. The stable block lies on the opposite side of the road to Town farmhouse.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Abergavenny

Community: Grosmont (Y Grysmwnt)

Community: Grosmont

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

A lofted stable block of 1671, contemporary with farmhouse at Town Farm (1673). The former cartshed or coach house at N end, was converted into a cow byre probably in C19.

Exterior

C17 stable block. Thinly coursed rubble stone, with C20 corrugated metal roof. E front faces roadway, with stable to left and cartshed to right. Two and a half storey range. E front, first floor (left) has loft with boarded double-doors. Ground floor stable has chamfered doorway with flat head inscribed '1671' and C17 Plank and batten door with 'trident' strap hinges. To right, is a C17 tall wooden 7-light window with diamond mullions. N end (to right) has small boarded loft door, and broad ground floor carriage entry with C20 boarded door. S gable has blocked window openings in gable head and on first floor, and ground-floor segmental arched window with stone voussoirs and keystone (re-used window inserted into partly blocked opening).

Interior

Stable ceiling beam is chamfered. Cartshed has raking queen strut roof truss. (Stable loft not accessible at time of resurvey).

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a well-preserved stable dated 1671. Group value with the farmhouse at Town Farm.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II York House
    In centre of Grosmont, on steeply sloping ground some 25m SW of Town Hall.
  • II* Town Farm
    Some 50m NW of Church of St Nicholas in the centre of Grosmont village, on S side of the minor road leading to Great Tresenny.
  • II The Angel Inn
    In centre of Grosmont village some 10m S of Town Hall.
  • II Angel Cottage
    Adjoining the Angel Inn, some 10m SE of the Town Hall in the centre of Grosmont.
  • II Grosmont Town Hall
    In the centre of the Market Square, Grosmont.
  • II The Old Greyhound
    In centre of Grosmont, some 50m NW of St Nicholas's Church.
  • II* Glyndwr including Railed Forecourt
    In the centre of Grosmont village, some 50m NW of Grosmont Town Hall on the W side of the road.
  • II Telephone Call-box opposite Grosmont Town Hall
    In the centre of Grosmont on E side of road, set into verge some 20m NE of Town Hall.

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