![]() ![]() Wrapped in an acre of beautiful grounds that includes a cottage garden packed with mature shrubs and a walkway dripping with roses sprawling over a pergola. Stepping out into the garden is immersing yourself in an idyllic rural landscape where any thoughts of busy streets, shops and pubs are quickly blown away by the remarkable and mesmerising views that cocoon the barn in natural beauty. Tucked away along a quiet country lane with only the other farm buildings as immediate neighbours and yet just a few miles from Monmouth, the barn offers the best of all worlds. The use of glass for the roof of the garden room and the genius of creating internal windows to ensure maximum connection to the views and light all adds to the unique design of the home. In 2004 the barn was converted to a beautiful abode but its historic features not only remain, they have been given a leading role in creating a dream home, with exposed stone walls and beams at the core of the design and every new addition chosen with care to ensure it complements the historic elements of the building, using simple design and natural materials.īut it is not a property stuck in the past, this is a home that effortlessly offers comfortable, modern living with substantial broken-plan, connected rooms combining with more intimate spaces and cosy corners. The original structure of the building was enlarged in approximately 1760 in order for it to function as a barn within the farm complex. Within the property a post-medieval ceiling and large fireplace with a stone lintel still exist, dating from circa 1600, with the stonework of the fireplace modified in the 1800s. The barn, called Great Manson Hall, is thought to date back to around 1450 at its core. READ MORE: The Georgian country mansion within walking distance of a beautiful beach through ancient Pembrokeshire woodland The barn was Grade II listed in 2002 by Cadw for its 'special interest as a vernacular barn with possible medieval origins and group value with Great Manson farmhouse and Old Cider House' with the details stating that the late medieval origins for the building are indicated by the 'opposed Gothic doorways'. This large and lovely barn now for sale is a substantial stone building that is a distinctive part of the historic Great Manson Farm, located about two miles north of Monmouth, that has had many chapters in its long life and much of it is revealed by the building itself. But not all barns that have become dream homes can boast a history that goes back, in part, to medieval times and then still offer stunning interiors that effortlessly combine the past with the present. ![]() If the transformation has been done with careful thought about the spaces created and how the building itself is featured, living in a converted barn is a special experience. ![]()
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