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
11136
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/03/1988
Date of Amendment
01/03/1995
Name of Property
Cwmdu Village Hall
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Talley
Town
Cwmdu
Locality
Easting
263555
Northing
230263
Street Side
Location
Set into slope beside road in centre of Cwmdu and immediately adjoining tributary of Afon Dulais. Cwmdu Inn is next door to the W.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Formerly the National School until 1908. The school started in 1847 and the land was given by Sir James Williams of Edwinsford. The school was built at the expense of Thomas Thomas, farmer of Glanyrafon ddu ganol.
Exterior
Mid C19, some later alterations. Single-storey whitewashed rubble range with wide cross-range to rear. Slate roofs, oversailing verges. Plinth. 2 horned wide sash windows to front, 8-paned with vertical glazing bars only, flat heads, stone voussoirs. Small attic window to left gable, 4- paned casement with timber lintel.
Sash to W wall of rear wing as front, with cambered brick head. Large 9 light window to rear of wing with similar head. Small whitewashed brick extension abutting onto wing with a 2-light 4-pane casement on its N wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value with Cwmdu Terrace to the W.
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