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
11493
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/08/1975
Date of Amendment
29/07/2003
Name of Property
Blaen Canaid Farmhouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Community
Troed-y-Rhiw
Town
Locality
Blaen Canaid
Easting
303515
Northing
204688
Street Side
Location
Situated in a remote location on the W side of the Taf valley reached by a track S from Heolgerrig.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C17 farmhouse restored in mid C19 and again in late C20 on site of a very early non-conformist meeting place, established c 1642. Since 1975 listing (in 1993) the front wall was taken down and rebuilt in the same form except for a new matching window over door. The datestone of 1840 over the door is not mentioned in 1975 listing.
Exterior
Farmhouse, rubble stone with close-eaved slate roof and rebuilt stone end stacks. Two-storey, three-window range offset slightly to left. Four-pane sashes, smaller and near square to upper floor, and centre door with cambered heads, stone voussoirs and stone sills, the centre window a 1993 insertion when front wall was taken down and rebuilt, all glazing and door replaced. Datestone of 1840 over door possibly reused. Outshut rear with window each side of door and window each floor in outshut end wall, all with stone voussoirs, similar 4-pane sashes.
Attached to right at lower level is former cowshed range in poor condition 2003, partly roofless. Two doors with stone voussoirs to left, broad centre entrance enlarged with concrete lintel and walling above, and another door with stone voussoirs to right, the doorhead raised in C20.
Interior
Interior altered 1993, wood staircase by E end fireplace removed. Some reused chamfered and stopped beams in E room and chamfered beams in W room. Roof timbers renewed. Cowshed left end had centre feed passage 5 massive beams, 3 cut off, and one beam to rear low broad opening.
Reason for designation
Included as a very early site of nonconformist worship of historical interest and a vernacular farmhouse incorporating elements of a C17 house.
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