This is 'Big House' also known as 'Landshipping House', a historic house on the banks of the River Cleddau in Landshipping, Pembrokeshire.
The house was originally built in 1750 and owned by the Owens of Orielton who were the Landshipping Coal Agents.
The house was constructed using stone and roof materials from an older, ruined inland mansion. This building would have been a simple rectangular design with an entrance facing South-West, before several alterations occurred.
The final alterations occurred in 1830 by architect William Owen. Owen added a third storey to the western wing and moved the entrance to the North facade, between two bows that were added at the same time to look out over the River Cleddau. His design was inspired by Slebech Hall and Picton Castle.
The house remained occupied until the late 1800s when it fell into disrepair and by 1890 it was a ruin.
However the cottages at the rear remained lived in until the 1970s.
In 1922 the Landshipping Estate, including Big House, was sold at auction.
In 2002 Big House appeared in This Land, a network BBC TV series directed by Richard Traylor-Smith, as Alun Lewis and then partner Sarah Hoss and their children moved to the site to begin the project; then again in 2005 the family were featured with their project in the BBC TV series Magic Harbours presented by Jamie Owen.
In 2011, the project featured on episode six of the BBC television series Restoration Home, presented by Caroline Quentin.
In 2012, the house was again featured in an episode of Restoration Home: One Year On, Episode Three when the second bay was partially restored, but the roof of this wing still needed repairs to make it weatherproof.
As of July 2022 the house remains fully finished as you can see from this photograph.
