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
17729
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
16/02/1996  
Date of Amendment
16/02/1996  
Name of Property
Cottage behind Glennydd  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Ceredigion  
Community
Llanarth  
Town
 
Locality
Gilfachreda  
Easting
240972  
Northing
258849  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated immediately NW of Glennydd, a house on N side of village street in Gilfachreda.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Late C18 or early C19 single storey cottage, formerly thatched. Probably shown on 1840 Tithe Map.  

Exterior
Whitewashed rubble stone with corrugated iron roof and brick end stacks. Single-storey, double fronted with 12-pane sash to left, ledged door to centre and small 9-pane casement to right. Timber lintels. Straight joint to left of right window suggesting extension or rebuilding. Rounded corners at right end, and some cob walling in gable. Small 4-pane casement in roughcast left end wall, one small rear centre window.  

Interior
Boarded ceilings, with trap door to loft. Thatched roof under tin, with two heavy collar trusses. Plank partition to left of entry, tongue-and-groove partition to right. Small room each side both with C19 fireplaces, ceilings have sawn timbers probably C19, but roof trusses look older.  

Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved example of smallest type of cottage in the area, now rare.  

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