Blaengavenny Farmhouse, Llanvihangel Crucorney
History
Cadw dates the earliest parts of the farmhouse to the period 1480–1520. In the 17th century, the hall was sub-divided creating an upper floor, with other work being undertaken. This later building is indicated by a date stone set in the porch with a date 1621. The Cadw listing record describes the farm as "exceptionally interesting with only minor alterations since 1621". It remains the private farmhouse to a working farm.
Architecture and description
The architectural historian John Newman describes the farmhouse as; "largely single-storeyed, consisting of two parts. Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in the first of their three-volume study Monmouthshire Houses, give a plan showing the typical hall house layout. Peter Smith, in his study Houses of the Welsh Countryside, records Blaengavenny as an example of a half timbered house, a type relatively rare in Wales and generally located, as here, proximate to the England–Wales border. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed, with its barn and granary having separate, Grade II listings.