Llanarth, Victorian Italianate residence in Llanarth, Australia.
Llanarth is a Victorian Italianate residence on Eglinton Road constructed from handmade bricks and Australian Red Cedar with period architectural features from the 1850s. The main house sits with outbuildings including stables that were added in the early 1900s.
Thomas Jarman Hawkins received a 320-acre grant in 1830 and called it Walmer. In 1857 William Atkins bought the land and in 1858 built the house, coach-house and stables, naming the property Stratheden; the coach-house first served as servants' quarters. John Smith carried out alterations in 1864, and J. J. Copeman designed the 1907 stables. The house is said to have been built by convict labour with handmade bricks and Australian red cedar.
The property reflects how prosperous rural landowners in the 1800s shaped their homes and valued fine craftsmanship, particularly in materials like Australian Red Cedar. The stables demonstrate that such country estates functioned as working properties beyond just the main residence.
Llanarth stands at 120 Eglinton Road, on the road that was once called Ophir Road, in the Bathurst Region of New South Wales. The house, coach-house and stables occupy the site of the 320-acre grant once known as Walmer. The property is heritage-listed and not described in the sources as open to visitors.
The house was built on what was then Ophir Road, later renamed Eglinton Road, and the coach-house was originally fitted out as servants' quarters. The original 1858 structure is attributed to convict labour using hand-made bricks and Australian red cedar.
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