Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
10952
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
08/07/1966
Date of Amendment
26/05/1995
Name of Property
The Dairy
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llansawel
Town
Locality
Edwinsford
Easting
263169
Northing
234672
Street Side
Location
Edwinsford is reached off the B4337 between Llansawel and Talley and is situated on the banks of the River Cothi which is the boundary between the two communities. The Dairy is situated on the opposite (N) bank to the mansion, immediately S of the Home F
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Formerly the dairy to Edwinsford mansion, the derelict ancient seat of the Williams family. It is probably early/mid C18 and is shown in present form in an engraving after Sandby c1776. Altered and repaired 1822, now a residence.
Exterior
Early/mid C18 rubble built, formerly whitewashed. Repaired 1822, probably when the present windows were installed. Stone tiled roof, early C19 timber consoled cornice; slated barges. Dressed stone (rebuilt) bellcot with rounded head containing bell dated 1743 to left. Rubble stack to left of rear wing.
Two storey front, 4 upper windows rising to eaves; low wide 6-pane casements. Two ground floor 12-pane hornless sashes, cambered stone voussoired heads; stone sills.
Rendered C20 lean-to to right. Entry to right end with stone voussoired head; obscured by modern porch.
Projecting 2-storey rear wing with dairy outshut abutting to left. 6-pane casement to outshut, cambered stone voussoired head. Wide ground floor window to wing with timber 6-light leaded transom and mullion almost certainly early/mid C18; flat stone voussoired head. C20 window above to rendered gable with projecting remnants of dove-ledges above. Two light 12-pane casement to return elevation of wing; head as above.
Interior
Early C19 panelled window shutters and 6-panel doors to ground floor; raised and fielded panelling.
Reason for designation
Attractive and unusual building. Group value with Home Farm and other listed estate buildings.
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