Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15158
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/02/1995
Date of Amendment
13/02/1995
Name of Property
Byre (former Dower House) at Cefndeuddwr
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Ganllwyd
Town
Locality
Cefndeuddwr
Easting
272986
Northing
326102
Street Side
Location
Located 50m NW of Cefndeuddwr farmhouse, immediately to the N ofthe upper barn.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Former dower house or steward's house serving the mainhouse and contemporary with it, c.1600. Converted mid C19 (orearlier) to a byre; at this stage the W gable end was rebuilt andthe stack removed.
Exterior
Rubble construction with slate roof; rectangular plan. C19 entrance to N side with pegged doorcase and boarded door. ToR a part-glazed (6-pane) window with ventilation slats beneath. Blocked primary entrance to E gable end with 9-pane C19 sashwindow above, apparently in original opening. Small, blockedoriginal window to L of S side. Upper entrance to rebuilt W gablevia stone stepped and parapeted access.
Interior
Fine beamed ceiling with 3 deeply stopped-chamferedtransverse beams and delicately stopped-chamfered subsidiarybeams. 2-bay roof with contemporary truss, though missing itsqueen struts. Cobbled floor (C19).
Reason for designation
A scarce example of this building type with good beamed ceiling.
Group value with other listed items at Cefndeuddwr.
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