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Ewenny Priory House

Coordinates: 51°29′18″N 3°34′04″W / 51.4884°N 3.5678°W / 51.4884; -3.5678
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Northeast corner of house and the Priory church
Entrance gate and west wing

Ewenny Priory House is a privately owned Georgian mansion located immediately to the south of Ewenny Priory church, at Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Originally built in 1545 it was rebuilt in the early 1800s.[1] The house is Grade II* listed.

History and description

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The original house was built after 1545 by Sir Edward Carne, who had purchased the Ewenny Priory buildings after it had been dissolved by King Henry VIII.[2] The two-storey Tudor mansion had fallen into disrepair by the 1780s.[1]

Between 1803 and 1805 a new house was built on the site of the south wing of its Tudor predecessor, with two storeys over a basement, five horizontal bays with a central projecting entrance porch reached by a flight of stone steps.[1] Well known London architect John Nash is put forward as the possible designer.[2] The west wing of the Tudor house was retained and, with other buildings, forms a courtyard to the rear of the main house. An arch leads through the wing. A third storey was added to the west wing in the 1890s.[1]

The interior of the main house is well preserved retaining its original features - ornate plasterwork, fireplaces, door frames, and a cantilevered stone staircase in the main entrance hallway.[2]

The mansion became a Grade II* listed building in 1963 for its "great historic interest of its origins, and for its particularly fine well-preserved interior".[2]

The house and grounds are currently used as a wedding venue.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ewenny Priory House". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ewenny Priory (house)". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Ewenny Priory - Historic Wedding venue". Ewennypriory.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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51°29′18″N 3°34′04″W / 51.4884°N 3.5678°W / 51.4884; -3.5678