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
16028
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/05/1995
Date of Amendment
26/05/1995
Name of Property
Gallt-y-Carw
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Brithdir and Llanfachreth
Town
Locality
Easting
275840
Northing
321558
Street Side
Location
Located approximately 1km SE of Llanfachreth village, to the W of the Careg Fawr lane; accessed via a short track from the road.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
A late C17 farmhouse altered and extended c.1830 by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan of Nannau, Bart., as part of his campaign of estate improvements.
Exterior
T-shaped, the primary, house range oriented E-W, to which a C19 stables/cart house adjoins to the W. Of whitened rubble with old slate roofs, heavily grouted and with gentle undulation; the house roof is half-hipped to the R and that to the adjoining range is hipped to the L. 2 C19 off-set chimneys on square bases and with moulded cornices. Central entrance to N side with modern door. Modern window to L and further modern windows to 2 hipped dormers above, the windows to which break the eaves. An arcaded hay barn formerly occupied the end bay towards the E gable. Its arched openings, 3 to the gable and single to the sides, are now enclosed, and the central and side ones glazed. Above, a former seed loft with similar arched window to the gable; all have plain labels. To the rear, a long 8-pane stair light, its top contained within a hipped dormer. Extruded corner to R (at junction with barn range) in the form of a Ty bach.
The barn range has an unglazed upper window to the N gable and 5 entrances to the long W side. Of these the first, second and fourth have modern boarded doors and the third is blocked; unglazed window above the second. To the far R modern garage doors with corrugated plastic glazing above. Entrance to E side with modern door.
Interior
Heavy chamfered beamed ceiling and fireplace with bressummer to ground-floor L room (former hall).
Reason for designation
Listed as a C17 farmhouse with unusual earlier C19 hay barn and seed loft alterations for the Nannau estate.
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