The Hendre

The Hendre
Native name
Yr Hendre (Welsh)
"a striking Victorian country-house, the eclecticism of its architectur(e) reflecting its complex history"
TypeHouse
LocationLlangattock-Vibon-Avel, Monmouthshire, Wales
Coordinates51°49′23″N 2°47′12″W / 51.8231°N 2.7868°W / 51.8231; -2.7868
Built18th and 19th centuries
ArchitectGeorge Vaughan Maddox, Thomas Henry Wyatt, Aston Webb
Architectural style(s)Victorian Gothic
Governing bodygolf club
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameThe Hendre
Designated11 April 1985
Reference no.2773
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGarden pond with fountain in former rose garden at The Hendre
Designated19 March 2001
Reference no.25061
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameOrnamental bridge in the grounds of The Hendre
Designated19 March 2001
Reference no.25058
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGarden pavilion, raised terrace and screen wall to former rose garden to east and south of The Hendre
Designated19 March 2001
Reference no.25028
Official nameThe Hendre
Designated1 February 2022
Reference no.PGW(Gt)17(Mon)
ListingGrade II*
The Hendre is located in Monmouthshire
The Hendre
Location of The Hendre in Monmouthshire

The Hendre, (Welsh: Yr Hendre a farmer's winter residence; literally meaning old home) in Rockfield, is the only full-scale Victorian country house in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales. The ancestral estate of the Rolls family, it was the childhood home of Charles Rolls, the motoring and aviation pioneer and the co-founder of Rolls-Royce. Constructed in the Victorian Gothic style, the house was developed by three major architects, George Vaughan Maddox, Thomas Henry Wyatt and Sir Aston Webb. It is located in the civil parish of Llangattock-Vibon-Avel, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the town of Monmouth. Built in the eighteenth century as a shooting box, it was vastly expanded by the Rolls family in three stages during the nineteenth century. The house is Grade II* listed and is now the clubhouse of the Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club. The gardens and landscape park, mainly laid out by Henry Ernest Milner in the later 19th century, are designated Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.