| Great Pool Hall | |
|---|---|
 The entrance to Great Pool Hall | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°51′57″N 2°54′52″W / 51.8658°N 2.9144°W / 51.8658; -2.9144 |
| Built | 17th century |
| Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
| Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Great Pool Hall |
| Designated | 6 May 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1924 |
| Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Gatepiers and wall at Great Pool Hall |
| Designated | 19 October 2000 |
| Reference no. | 24189 |
| Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Barn at Great Pool Hall |
| Designated | 19 October 2000 |
| Reference no. | 24199 |
  Location of Great Pool Hall in Monmouthshire | |
Great Pool Hall, Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire is a mansion dating from the early 17th century. Its construction is unusual in that it is built around a timber frame, unlike the more common stone construction of houses of this date and location. It is a Grade II* listed building. The associated gate piers and garden walls, and the separate barn have their own Grade II listings.
History
The hall is dated 1619 and the builder was John Powell of Llangattock Lingoed, from whom the name "Pool" derives. The mansion was extended in the mid-17th century and the "impressive new staircase" was added at this time. Few subsequent alterations to the house have taken place. The hall remains a private residence.
Architecture and description
The timber frame construction is described by the architectural historian John Newman as "remarkable". Cadw records the construction as "more reminiscent of the tall jettied town houses of Hereford or Gloucester than the typical stone house normally found in Monmouthshire" The building stone used to case the timber frame is shale. The house is built to an L-plan, of three storeys, with "three great chimney-breasts". The roof is of slate.
The interior contains a dog-leg stair in oak, which Newman describes as a "splendid object" but does not consider to be original to the house.
The hall is a Grade II* listed building. Its gates, and the attached wall, together with the "fine seven-bay" barn, have their own Grade II listings.
Notes
- ^ Newman 2000, pp. 365–367.
- ^ Cadw. "Great Pool Hall (Grade II*) (1924)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "William James Caradog Griffiths". Companies House. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Great Pool Hall Manor (36989)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- Cadw. "Gatepiers and Wall at Great Pool Hall (Grade II) (24189)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- Cadw. "Barn at Great Pool Hall (Grade II) (24199)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.