Tal-y-coed Court
| Tal-y-Coed Court | |
|---|---|
 The Gatehouse to Tal-y-coed Court | |
  Location within Monmouthshire | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Llantilio Crossenny |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°49′56″N 2°50′24″W / 51.8321°N 2.8400°WCoordinates: 51°49′56″N 2°50′24″W / 51.8321°N 2.8400°W |
| Construction started | 1881 |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Client | Joseph Bradney |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | F.R. Kempson |
| Designations | Grade II* listed |
Tal-y-coed Court, at Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Victorian country house. Constructed between 1881-3, it was built for the Monmouthshire antiquarian Joseph Bradney, author of A History of Monmouthshire. A Grade II* listed building, the house is a "fine historicist essay in the Queen Anne Style, one of the earliest examples in Wales."
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[1] on the site of Llanvihangel Hall, which had been part of the estate of Crawshay Bailey.[2] The house cost £10,000,[2] reflecting Bradney's status as High Sheriff of Monmouthshire.
The Court, and its stables, are now sub-divided into a number of private residences.[3]
Description
The house is in a Queen Anne style,[1] which John Newman describes as "not at all what one would expect in South Wales at that date."[1] It is constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings and a brick plinth.[4] Of five bays, it has a large, hipped roof with "lofty dormer windows and high chimneystacks."[1] The interior is "virtually intact and (...) of exceptionally high quality."[2]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Newman, p. 297-8.
- 1 2 3 Good Stuff (1988-06-01). "Tal-y-coed Court - Llantilio Crossenny - Monmouthshire - Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ "3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Talycoed, MONMOUTH, NP25". Rightmove.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ "Tal-Y-Coed Court, Tal-Y-Coed, Llantilio Crossenny". Coflein. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
Bibliography
- Newman, John (1995). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London, UK: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.