Pentre Court

Pentre Court is a house of mixed origins, dating back to the 17th century and early medieval period, with substantial late 18th century (late Georgian) remodelling giving it its current appearance. It is situated within its own grounds, facing the main road and bordered by a rubble boundary wall with stone gate piers at both drive entrances. The east drive crosses a stream via flat bridges with late Georgian ironwork parapets.

The main front of the house is a broad, two-storey, five-window facade rendered in painted roughcast, featuring hipped slate roofs, bracketed eaves, and cement-rendered chimney stacks. The left-hand bay is stepped down. The symmetrical central three-window section has hornless sash windows with small panes; twelve panes to the ground floor and four-over-eight panes to the first floor. A broad, open-sided, pitched-roof porch with Doric columns is centred on the front, supporting a half-glazed door with a fanlight and side-lights. A stepped-down one-window bay to the left has a horned sixteen-pane sash window to the first floor and an unhorned twelve-pane sash below. A variety of windows, including a tall sixteen-pane sash and a camber-headed doorway, are found at the left-hand end, descending into the garden. A hipped roof projection with four-pane sashes and a further hipped lean-to porch adorns the right-hand side. The garden front is a two-story, four-window facade with similar rendered detail. A more substantial three-story, three-window section features bracketed eaves, four-pane casements to the second floor, and cross-frame windows to the first floor, including a central splayed bay. A modern verandah is situated on the ground floor. A broad, two-story, advanced bay on the right has a multi-paned casement window sheltered by a hood.

The interior of the late 18th century section includes a central stair-hall with four and six-panelled doors, and a dog-leg staircase featuring turned newels. A decorative ceiling cornice is present in the dining room; elsewhere, cornices are simpler, alongside picture rails and panelled shutters. The right-hand end of the house was inaccessible during inspection in August 1995, but is reported to retain evidence of the earlier medieval origins, including stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, a fireplace, and a square-headed doorcase. The house represents an interesting example of an earlier structure being incorporated into a complete late 18th century rebuilding.

The house is listed for its special interest due to its medieval origins and the quality of the later Georgian remodelling. It is referenced by the Llanwenarth Parish Tithe Map of 1846, and additional information has been provided by the owner.