Glen Usk, Llanhennock

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Glen Usk
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"An exquisite, white-rendered Neoclassical villa"
TypeHouse
Location Llanhennock, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°37′45″N2°55′16″W / 51.6293°N 2.9211°W / 51.6293; -2.9211 Coordinates: 51°37′45″N2°55′16″W / 51.6293°N 2.9211°W / 51.6293; -2.9211
Built1820
Architectural style(s) Neo Classical
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameGlen Usk
Designated4 March 1952
Reference no.2697
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameTemple at Glen Usk
Designated18 November 1980
Reference no.2698
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameStable Court and fountain at Glen Usk
Designated22 April 2005
Reference no.84372
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGarden walls, steps and terracing at Glen Usk
Designated22 April 2005
Reference no.84370
Official nameGlen Usk
Designated1 February 2022
Reference no.PGW(Gt)36(Mon)
ListingGrade II
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Location of Glen Usk in Monmouthshire

Glen Usk, Llanhennock, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from 1820. It was built for Sir Digby Mackworth, Bt. in the Neoclassical style. The house is Grade II* listed and the adjoining temple, and other associated structures, have their own Grade II listings. The gardens are included on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

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History

The Mackworth family's place on the lowest rung of the aristocratic ladder was secured by Sir Digby's father, Sir Herbert Mackworth, 1st Baronet, a lawyer and landowner from Glamorganshire, who was created a baronet in 1776. [1] Inheriting the title in 1795, on the death of his brother, Sir Digby began the building of Glen Usk circa. 1820. His architect is unknown. [2]

The house was remodelled in the 1840s, when the adjacent structure in the style of a Greek temple was added as a picture gallery. The architectural historian John Newman notes its "uncomfortably stout" fluted columns. [3] The temple was converted to a billiard room and library in about 1900. [4] Apart from some alterations to the surrounding landscape in the early 20th century, [5] the house is largely unaltered since this time. It remains a private residence, and was recently restored. [6] As of February 2022, Glen Usk is for sale. [7]

Architecture and description

Newman describes Glen Usk as "an exquisite, white-rendered Neoclassical villa". [3] Of three storeys, with three bays, the house is faced with rendered stucco and has replacement slate roofs. [2] Writing of the house in the early 1950s, Tyerman and Warner described it as a "big, yellow stucco house, with a splendid terrace". [8] It is a Grade II* listed building, its listing record noting the "high level of original or early detail, including good interiors". [2] The surrounding landscape was remodelled in the 1920s. [5] The temple, [4] stable court, [9] pergola, [10] gate piers, [11] and garden terraces have their own Grade II listings. [12] The gardens themselves are listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. [13]

Notes

  1. "Herbert Mackworth, (1737-91), of Gnoll, Glam". History of Parliament online. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Cadw. "Glen Usk (Grade II*) (2697)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 Newman 2000, p. 320.
  4. 1 2 Cadw. "Glen Usk Temple (Grade II) (2698)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Glen Usk". Parks & Gardens. Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. "Fourgreen Developments Ltd Portfolio Glen Usk - Listed Building Refurbishment". www.fourgreendevelopments.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. "Property for sale in Llanhennock, Newport NP18". OnTheMarket. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. Tyerman & Warner 1951, p. 71.
  9. Cadw. "Glen Usk Stable Court (Grade II) (84372)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  10. Cadw. "Glen Usk pergola (Grade II) (84371)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  11. Cadw. "Glen Usk gate piers (Grade II) (2699)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  12. Cadw. "Glen Usk garden terraces (Grade II) (84370)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  13. "Glen Usk". Cadw. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

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