Penpont is a seventeenth-century Grade I listed[1] manor house in the Usk valley between Brecon and Sennybridge in Powys, Wales. It was built by Daniel Williams on the site of, and perhaps incorporating, an earlier house, Abercamlais-isaf (Welsh:lower Abercamlais). The frontage dates from 1815.[2] Penpont Bridge, a grade II* listed structure, spans the Usk by means of four segmented stone arches. The gardens at Penpont are influenced by Repton but have a long history from the seventeenth century with the addition of a celebrated Green Man maze in recent years. They are listed Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[3]
The West Wing of the property is available to rent as holiday accommodation. Less than half a mile upstream is Abercamlais with which comparisons are made, the two houses having some shared history.
References edit
- ^ Cadw. "Penpont including attached conservatory and rear service ranges (6802)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Penpont Manor House, Trallong (16026)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Cadw. "Penpont (PGW(Po)21(POW))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.