14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2016
The old shed was dismantled on Saturday to make way for a new slightly smaller on. Before the shed can be replaced work is needed on the small retaining wall along the back fence. The previous occupants built half a wall and placed loose bricks to complete the wall behind the shed. Over the years these have collapsed and got buried in soil from the bridle path behind the fence.
We intend to extend the small top patio area slightly and have a pathway leading from the main patio area to the top of the garden by the shed. As you can see, it is still a work in progress.
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2016
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working, and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
St. Francis de Sales
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Glansevern Hall is privately owned and not open to the public. A property listing from when the house was up for sale in 2012 provides information on the history of the house and gardens:
Glansevern Hall is approached by a drive running through an avenue of sweet chestnut trees behind a high stone wall.
Understood to be unique as a private residence wholly conceived and erected by renowned architect Joseph Bromfield, Glansevern Hall is a fine example of early neo-classical design, built between 1801 and 1807 for the Owen family.
The main southern façade, finished in Cefn stone is five bays, the central three being highlighted by four giant Ionic pilasters and a central porch. The west and east fronts have five bays, the east has a central full height bow. The three main reception rooms, the Chinese room, the drawing room and dining room/library, all have a range of fittings from the original build. These include panelling, fireplaces, screens, floorboards and a fireplace over-mantel. Many of these items were not new at the time but reused from other property owned or controlled by the Owen family.
The gardens are understood to have been designed in 1805 and reputed to have been ‘magnificent’ in their day and suffered neglect from 1939 to 1982. Since 1982 full scale renovation of the gardens has been undertaken. There is a wide range of unusual tree species with fine specimens both mature and more recently planted. Features of the original garden such as the walled kitchen garden remain. The massive rock garden, with its grotto, came a little later as did the 4-acre lake whose feeder stream runs through a large water garden.
A fine orangery faces south from the walled garden. Other borders and features seen today have been the inspiration of the current owners since 1982.
The parkland surrounding the house and gardens steps naturally down over terraces to the River Severn. Now farmed for sheep, the parkland is sub divided into 11 fields having an array of mature trees within them, including a line of mature limes by the River Severn. There is a range of sheep buildings at the back of the stable yard. The park is listed as an historic parkland with Cadw.
Click here to see a brochure showing how lovely the grounds and the interior of the house are.
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 8th 2016
