The Old Rectory
Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd
Llansoy
Usk
NP15 1DU
The Property was built in 1848 for the Rev J Price as a Rectory at a cost of £637.00p and is described in the original drawings as Llanviangle Parsonage and Parsonage House but in 1884 there is evidence that it was called Rectory House.
The plan of the North Elevation shows a window into the Attic; but there is no evidence that this window was actually built, and the plans do not show any access into the Attic. A lean-to is shown on the West side of the house, enclosing a Dairy and Back Kitche, and the Ground Plan shows a Pantry area above the cellar steps, and main Kitchen on the North side. The Chamber Plan shows 5 Bedrooms. It is clear from the various Schedules of Dilapidations that the original Barn had to be demolished. It had comprised a Barn and Stable and the drawings show windows on the ground and first floor levels, which would indicatethat there was living accommodation for a groom. The Barn was rebuilt in a rectangular form and no living accommodation was provided. Originally there were two outside water closets. The one closest to the house was for the Rector and his family and the one furthest from the house would have been for the servants.The grounds comprise 6.5 acresof which 5 acres is a field, and the remainder includes gardens, a paddock and an orchard. There is a ha ha dividing the rear garden from the field . There are two public rights of way across the field to allow people to attend St Michael’s Church.
The Rectory and land was sold in the 1950s to an Army Captain, and subsequently purchased by Mr and Mrs McCumiskey. Mr McCumiskey ran the Llanwern Steel Works, and he, his wife and daughter are all buried in the Churchyard of St Michael’s.
We purchased the Old Rectory over 30 years ago. At that time the original kitchen had been converted to a Dining Room, with the old fireplace still in situ.We converted the Back kitchen and dairy to a Kitchen and Utility Room We replaced the porch and raised the roof level of the lean-to in order to form an extra Bedroom. The original smallest Bedroom had already been converted to a Bathroom, and the original servants’ water closet had previously been demolished. We also discovered and exposed the original well
Paul and Sheila Williams
19th August 2021
Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd
Llansoy
Usk
NP15 1DU
The Property was built in 1848 for the Rev J Price as a Rectory at a cost of £637.00p and is described in the original drawings as Llanviangle Parsonage and Parsonage House but in 1884 there is evidence that it was called Rectory House.
The plan of the North Elevation shows a window into the Attic; but there is no evidence that this window was actually built, and the plans do not show any access into the Attic. A lean-to is shown on the West side of the house, enclosing a Dairy and Back Kitche, and the Ground Plan shows a Pantry area above the cellar steps, and main Kitchen on the North side. The Chamber Plan shows 5 Bedrooms. It is clear from the various Schedules of Dilapidations that the original Barn had to be demolished. It had comprised a Barn and Stable and the drawings show windows on the ground and first floor levels, which would indicatethat there was living accommodation for a groom. The Barn was rebuilt in a rectangular form and no living accommodation was provided. Originally there were two outside water closets. The one closest to the house was for the Rector and his family and the one furthest from the house would have been for the servants.The grounds comprise 6.5 acresof which 5 acres is a field, and the remainder includes gardens, a paddock and an orchard. There is a ha ha dividing the rear garden from the field . There are two public rights of way across the field to allow people to attend St Michael’s Church.
The Rectory and land was sold in the 1950s to an Army Captain, and subsequently purchased by Mr and Mrs McCumiskey. Mr McCumiskey ran the Llanwern Steel Works, and he, his wife and daughter are all buried in the Churchyard of St Michael’s.
We purchased the Old Rectory over 30 years ago. At that time the original kitchen had been converted to a Dining Room, with the old fireplace still in situ.We converted the Back kitchen and dairy to a Kitchen and Utility Room We replaced the porch and raised the roof level of the lean-to in order to form an extra Bedroom. The original smallest Bedroom had already been converted to a Bathroom, and the original servants’ water closet had previously been demolished. We also discovered and exposed the original well
Paul and Sheila Williams
19th August 2021