BUTTERHILL, St Ishmael's, Pembrokeshire 2005
Notes on BUTTERHILL, St Ishmael's, Pembrokeshire 2005
Built and accommodated by the Roche family from 1607 – 1906, it has been continually enlarged throughout its life. It has three storey’s at the front and a massive, imposing extra storey at the rear.
A short walk from the lodge west of the house opens out to Butterhill and its substantial outbuildings. All seemed too ruinous for restoration but in late May 2005 it appeared a new roof had been laid and new draining placed and once again the house has begun a new chapter in its life.
Unbeknown to me at the time of my visit there is also a fine and small Shell Grotto in the grounds with a small dome roof. It is said to be in a perilous state. I was also told and/or read somewhere that there was a dolls house based on Butterhill. Does this still remain?
Butterhill 2005
Butterhill 2005
Butterhill 2005
BUTTERHILL St Ishmael’s. Sir Benfro 2005
Adeiladwyd gan deulu Roche a buont yn byw yno rhwng 1607 - 1906, a chafodd ei ehangu yn gyson drwy gydol ei oes. Mae ganddo dri llawr ar y blaen, a llawr ychwanegol sylweddol yn y cefn.
Ychydig o’r lodj i’r gorllewin o’rty gwelir Butterhill a’i dai allan sylweddol. Ymddangosai’r cyfan yn rhy wael i’w hadfer ond ar ddiwedd Mai 2005 gwelwyd to newydd yn cael ei osod a draeniau newydd ac unwaith yn rhagor mae’r ty yn dechrau cyfnod newydd yn ei fywyd. Mae yna hefyd arfdy a thy gwenyn ar y tir.
Built and accommodated by the Roche family from 1607 – 1906, it has been continually enlarged throughout its life. It has three storey’s at the front and a massive, imposing extra storey at the rear.
A short walk from the lodge west of the house opens out to Butterhill and its substantial outbuildings. All seemed too ruinous for restoration but in late May 2005 it appeared a new roof had been laid and new draining placed and once again the house has begun a new chapter in its life.
Unbeknown to me at the time of my visit there is also a fine and small Shell Grotto in the grounds with a small dome roof. It is said to be in a perilous state. I was also told and/or read somewhere that there was a dolls house based on Butterhill. Does this still remain?
Butterhill 2005
Butterhill 2005
Butterhill 2005
BUTTERHILL St Ishmael’s. Sir Benfro 2005
Adeiladwyd gan deulu Roche a buont yn byw yno rhwng 1607 - 1906, a chafodd ei ehangu yn gyson drwy gydol ei oes. Mae ganddo dri llawr ar y blaen, a llawr ychwanegol sylweddol yn y cefn.
Ychydig o’r lodj i’r gorllewin o’rty gwelir Butterhill a’i dai allan sylweddol. Ymddangosai’r cyfan yn rhy wael i’w hadfer ond ar ddiwedd Mai 2005 gwelwyd to newydd yn cael ei osod a draeniau newydd ac unwaith yn rhagor mae’r ty yn dechrau cyfnod newydd yn ei fywyd. Mae yna hefyd arfdy a thy gwenyn ar y tir.
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By Suzannah: Hi,
I have two photographs of the ceiling of the shell grotto at Butterhill House. Perhaps by now you have aleady seen it.
Suz By Dave Percival: 2010 - the main house is progressing well with parts now habitable. Most of the out buildings have now been renovated and are lived in again. Butterhill is once again a thriving community. By David Shalley: I stayed there for a few months in about 1943/4 with my mother. My uncle was in the RAF and I guess my aunt asked us down to esacpe the perils of SE London for a while. I recall the grotto, the italian POW's, a time of harvest with fields of sheaves stacked, weekly visits by bus to the local town (presumably Haverfordwest). My childhood memories of the place are of a pleasant stay. By robert roche: is this the same Roche family that went to Ireland circa 1200 and did their coat of arms have a lion,and what did it look like and color? By Julia: I stayed at Butterhill Grange with my parents and sister when I was a child in the 1960's. It was lived in by Mr and Mrs Morgan, the farmer and his wife, and their two daughters, (I think one was called Gwyneth - I remember them as beautiful girls, striding about in their Wellington boots with their long hair flowing!). They took in guests on a B&B basis. We went back there 5 or 6 times because it was so brilliant - it was a short walk to the beach at Lindsway Bay, and not far to the amazing beach at Marloes Sands. We spent all our time playing around in the farmyard, and talking to the pet sheep (Herbert) and the pet pig. It was a wonderful place and I have really happy memories of our holidays there. It's sad to see how it's deteriorated over the years but I hope somebody has bought it and is breathing some love back into again. By Kaley: I have recently sold this beautiful property to the new owners who are doing a fantastic restoration job and the shell grotto has now been found. They have a facebook page which is great to follow on the progress of the property