Treffgarne Hall

Treffgarne Hall is a privately owned Grade II listed Georgian country house, located to the west of the village of Treffgarne, West Wales.

Set on a S-shaped hillside to provide panoramic views South West over Pembrokeshire, the building was erected in 1824 for Dr. Evans. Built out of stone with two storeys, the two hipped end panels frame a flat central-door entrance on the three-panel house. The main door opens to an axial passage which passes numerous living room doors to the large rear kitchen, also enabling access to both main and servants staircases.[1] In 1905 the estate was bought by Victor James Higgon, whose wife Catherine Octavia Edwards was the last of the Tucker family to live at Sealyham House.[2]

The Grade II listed entrance lodge

The Hall and the associated entrance lodge were both Grade II listed in January 1963.[3] The Hall was converted into a restaurant in 1979 by executive chef, Derek Stenson and his partner John Neville, the former sous chef at the Dorchester Hotel; but this endeavour did not last.

Privately owned, today the 4 acres (1.6 ha) gardens are often opened to the public under the National Gardens Scheme, with entrance and tea and cake available for a fee donated to charity.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach, Robert Scourfield (12 Mar 2004). The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300101783.
  2. ↑ "Our Guide to your Week at Sealyham Activity Centre, p. 3". 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Treffgarne Hall". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Treffgarne Hall". National Gardens Scheme. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

Coordinates: 51°52′21″N 4°58′34″W / 51.8724°N 4.9761°W