:Porth-y-carn, Usk
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{{Infobox historic site
| name = Porth-y-carn
| image = Porthycarne House, Usk.jpg
| caption = "a restrained white Grecian villa"{{sfn|Newman|2000|p=596}}
| type = House
| locmapin = Wales Monmouthshire
| map_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|51.7042 | -2.9055 |display=inline,title}}
| location = Usk, Monmouthshire
| area =
| built = 19th century
| architect =
| architecture = Neoclassical
| governing_body = Privately owned
| designation1 = Grade II* listed building
| designation1_offname = Porth-y-carn
| designation1_date = 1 April 1974
| designation1_number = 2189
| designation2 =
| designation2_offname =
| designation2_date =
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Porth-y-carn, Porthycarne Street, Usk, Monmouthshire is an early 19th-century Neoclassical villa. Built c. 1834 for Thomas Reece, the agent of the "iron king", Crawshay Bailey, it is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The architectural historian John Newman suggests a construction date of 1834-5.{{sfn|Newman|2000|p=596}} The client was Thomas Reece, who served as the agent for the industrialist Crawshay Bailey.{{NHAW|num=2189|desc=Porth-y-carn, Usk|grade=II*|access-date=18 April 2022}} Reece also served as a Justice of the Peace, in 1845 serving on a committee of justices to enquire into allegations of misconduct against the governor of the Usk House of Correction.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wm4SAAAAYAAJ&q=Thomas+Reece+Usk&pg=RA1-PA74|title=Parliamentary Papers|date=4 June 2017|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|via=Google Books}} Reece died in 1853.{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D45956|title=The Discovery Service|first=The National|last=Archives|website=discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk}} In the year before his death, the house had the highest rateable value of any property in Usk. Porth-y-carn remains a private residence.
Architecture and description
Notes
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References
- {{Cite book
|last=Newman|first=John
|author-link=John Newman (architectural historian)
|series=The Buildings of Wales
|title=Gwent/Monmouthshire
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knRf4U60QjcC&q=The+Buildings+of+Wales%3A+Gwent%2FMonmouthshire&pg=PA2
|year=2000
|publisher=Penguin
|location=London
|isbn=0-14-071053-1
}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Monmouthshire