Kennixton Farmhouse
Originally situated in Llangennith, in the Gower Peninsula in Swansea.
Built in 1610, 1680, c1750
Furnished 18th century
Dismantled and moved to St Fagans 1952
Opened to the public 1955
Kennixton is a farmhouse where the Rogers family lived for hundreds of years. They were tenants when it was built in 1610, buying the farmhouse two hundred years later.
The farmhouse today is shown as it would have been around 1800 when Leyshon Rogers and his wife, their three children, a maid and a farm labourer lived there.
It is painted red to keep away evil spirits and protect against witchcraft. The original pigment included ox blood and lime, both of which were expensive, signalling to others that the family were rich enough to afford such items.
The dining room was used in the filming of the 2015 BBC drama series 'Poldark'. Note the stencilled walls which predate the use of wallpaper.
St Fagans National Museum of History
Kennixton Farmhouse
Originally situated in Llangennith, in the Gower Peninsula in Swansea.
Built in 1610, 1680, c1750
Furnished 18th century
Dismantled and moved to St Fagans 1952
Opened to the public 1955
Kennixton is a farmhouse where the Rogers family lived for hundreds of years. They were tenants when it was built in 1610, buying the farmhouse two hundred years later.
The farmhouse today is shown as it would have been around 1800 when Leyshon Rogers and his wife, their three children, a maid and a farm labourer lived there.
It is painted red to keep away evil spirits and protect against witchcraft. The original pigment included ox blood and lime, both of which were expensive, signalling to others that the family were rich enough to afford such items.
The dining room was used in the filming of the 2015 BBC drama series 'Poldark'. Note the stencilled walls which predate the use of wallpaper.
St Fagans National Museum of History