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
13905
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
27/10/1975
Date of Amendment
20/07/2000
Name of Property
Pill du Farm
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Trowbridge
Town
Cardiff
Locality
Wentloog Level
Easting
324244
Northing
180120
Street Side
Location
Still in a semi-rural location though housing development is encroaching; reached by a narrow lane, Hendre Road, from Trowbridge, which here runs beside Pil-du Reen.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably C16-17 origin though appears to have been remodelled early to mid C19 and appears on Tithe Map with the current 3 units, omitting the small porch-shaped wing. Barn formerly of 3 bays with opposing doorways and threshing floor, metal bolted roof trusses. Byre formerly of 3 bays with loft, though when listed this was already partly incorporated into house; separate stable.
Exterior
Long house comprising former farmhouse and adjoining byre (E) and barn (W) now incorporated into single dwelling, also including a single storey porch-type wing to road side and garden porch. Of colourwashed stone; Welsh slate roof incorporating rooflights with yellow brick ridge stacks. Two storeys. Windows are mostly 2-light wood casements. Garden frontage has a 5 window range to the main house, the upper windows close under eaves; centre porch and a second door to ground floor to right; doorway of former barn unit to left has been converted to a window. Rear elevation facing road has a 2 window range to left of porch wing, and further ground floor window to set-back former byre range; single window range to right; barn range end right is also set back and former door blocked, partly incorporating a French window, retaining timber lintel; ventilation slits on 2 levels.
Interior
Original list description refers to chamfered beams with broach stops in living room and byre, fireplace in end (E) wall, stone stairs and small window looking into former byre. Former external chimney projects into former byre.
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding conversion and incorporation of byre and barn units into dwelling, as retaining traditional farmhouse character.
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