19319

 

II  

Designated  

05/02/1998  

05/02/1998  

Parish Hall at Llanddewi-Skirrid  

 

Monmouthshire  

Llantilio Pertholey  

Abergavenny  

Llandewi-Skirrid  

334285  

216875  

 

About 5km north east of Abergavenny at the junction of the Skenfrith road with the lane leading up to the Church of St David.  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

 

It is said that Crawshay Bailey junior (died 1887) gave this Assembly Room to the parish. If so it must date from 1880-1887. Its appearance would suggest a c1885 date. It is a standard prefabricated church design with nave and transepts, but is here used as a hall with the east end and transepts as separate rooms. Crawshay Bailey II was the only son of Crawshay Bailey I, the leading ironmaster, pioneer of the coal industry and promoter of the railways. The Crawshay Baileys were one of the most powerful South Wales families of their time.  

Corrugated iron sheeting on a timber frame, the roof has been replaced, but the walls are probably original. Nave, transepts, south porch, Gothic style. The entrance elevation has the steeply gabled porch to the left with scalloped bargeboards and a double plank door in a pointed arch. Three 2-light windows with narrow mullions and transom and Gothic heads. A larger 3-light one with two mullions in the transept gable with smaller single light one above. Bargeboards with spike finials. Similar 3-light window and gable in gable end of nave. The opposite gable has a small fleche shaped window in the gable apex. Rear elevation similar to the front.  

Four bay hall with principal rafter roof with the principals coming down to moulded bracket stops. Plain boarded dado.  

Included as scarce example of a well designed and unaltered late C19 pre- fabricated iron church hall.