St Anne's House, Tintern

St Anne's House, Tintern, Monmouthshire, is a house of early medieval origin which includes elements of the gatehouse and chapel of Tintern Abbey. The building was reconstructed in the mid 19th century, when it was the home of John Loraine Baldwin, founder of the I Zingari Cricket Club.

St Anne's House
TypeCountry house
LocationTintern
Coordinates51.6964°N 2.6787°W / 51.6964; -2.6787
OS grid referenceST 5319 9996
Builtlate Medieval
Architectural style(s)vernacular
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated19 August 1955
Reference no.2051
St Anne's House, Tintern is located in Monmouthshire
St Anne's House, Tintern
Location of St Anne's House in Monmouthshire

History and architecture

The origin of the house was as the gatehouse of Tintern Abbey and the present building incorporates remnants of that 13th century structure.[1] The gatehouse had a chapel and the house has a three-light Decorated window from that period. .[1] The modern building also comprises the undercroft of the original chapel.[2] In the 19th century, St Anne's was the home of John Loraine Baldwin, Warden of Tintern Abbey, who died there in 1896.[1] Baldwin is notable as the founder of I Zingari[3] as well as the author of the first rules for Badminton[4] and editor of "The Laws of Short Whist".[5]

Notes

  1. Cadw. "St Anne's House (Grade II*) (2051)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. Newman 2000, pp. 556–7.
  3. "Triple portrait of The Founders of I Zingari". Lords Cricket Club. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. "John Loraine Baldwin". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. "The laws of short whist: John Loraine Baldwin (1809–1896)". Archive.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

References

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