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
13167
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/02/1963
Date of Amendment
03/09/2004
Name of Property
West Orchard Farmhouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Athan
Town
Barry
Locality
Higher End
Easting
301261
Northing
168029
Street Side
Location
About 400m west of the Church of St Athan.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
This house is probably late C16 to C17 in origin and is two units, the Hall and Parlour, of a developed three unit house of which the service end is now a separate property, Aderyn (qv). The house was refurbished and re-windowed probably in the early C19, and has been altered again when it was divided into two properties in 2001.
Exterior
Wholly rendered and painted over local lias limestone rubble, Welsh slate roof with three square rubble ridge stacks. Two storeys, three windows, 8 over 8 pane sashes. The final bay to the right has a gabled stone porch with round-headed outer opening, modern door within. This leads to the cross-passage. There is a stack backing onto the passage for the Hall and two further stacks, one on the ridge, probably a later addition, for the bedrooms and one on the left gable for the Parlour. The rear elevation has a large two storey outshut for a branching staircase and this has a small square window. To the left of this is a modern lean-to to house the new kitchen made necessary by the division of the historic house in 2001.
Interior
The interior has three 2-centred headed chamfered stone doorways with pyramid stops. The Hall ceiling has a chamfered beam with pyramid stops. There is a double stair in the north outshut and there are other chamfered beams, but the interior was modernised, probably in the early C19. The roof structure was not seen. The double stair may suggest that the range was in two builds, and there is an additional firestair.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a possibly late C16 house which retains significant historic features and planning detail.
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