Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
5983
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/05/1970
Date of Amendment
12/03/1996
Name of Property
Rock Farmhouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Manorbier
Town
Locality
Rock Farm
Easting
205985
Northing
199512
Street Side
Location
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19 house. In 1840 it was owned by Ann Williams and tenanted by Richard Davies, who worked a small farm including Kiln Park (with quarry and limekiln). It remained the farmhouse of a smallholding until recently.
Exterior
House of 2-storeys with 3 windows, facing N. Stonework of local rubble brought to courses in the front elevation, elsewhere uncoursed. Selected larger stones at corners. Slate roof with a tile ridge. End chimneys, rendered. Small timber fascia at the eaves.
Recessed windows of 12 panes at front with hornless sashes, no longer opening. The entire glazing of the front elevation appears to be undamaged, original glass. Flat brick arches over the lower windows. Front door of 6 fielded panels. C19 door canopy on carved brackets.
The house has 2-single storey rear wings, original, with the space between now roofed over to form a scullery.
The left wing (E) was originally entered at its E side, but the doorway is now blocked. It has a pointed-arch head in brick. At the end of this wing is a large chimney with a bread oven, now walled up but said to be complete.
The right wing (W) included a granary in the attic. At its end is a flight of steps and a large corn dryer complete with hearth. In the W wall of this corn dryer, at high level, are 24 pigeon-holes.
Interior
Close-string staircase. Six-panel doors to the main rooms downstairs, 2-panel doors with H hinges upstairs. Cellar beneath the right hand room.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved small late-Georgian style farmhouse with fine front and with corn dryer at rear.
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