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 | |
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| Type | Country house |
| Location | Tintern |
| Coordinates | 51.6964°N 2.6787°W |
| OS grid reference | ST 5319 9996 |
| Built | late Medieval |
| Architectural style(s) | vernacular |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 19 August 1955 |
| Reference no. | 2051 |
  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
- Cadw. "St Anne's House (Grade II*) (2051)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- Newman 2000, pp. 556–7.
- "Triple portrait of The Founders of I Zingari". Lords Cricket Club. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "John Loraine Baldwin". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "The laws of short whist: John Loraine Baldwin (1809–1896)". Archive.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. Penguin. ISBN 0140710531.