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
17733
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/02/1996
Date of Amendment
16/02/1996
Name of Property
Rhiwbren Fawr
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Llanarth
Town
Locality
Oakford/ Derwen-gam
Easting
247048
Northing
257513
Street Side
Location
Situated some 2 km E of Oakford, on ridge to W of Afon Mydr, approached by drive running E from junction of lane from Oakford and lane running N toward Neuaddllwyd.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
1799 smaller gentry house, built for William Herbert (d 1815). Owned by Rev. William Herbert 1840.
Exterior
Colourwashed rubble stone with slate roof, and stone end stacks, larger to right. Two-storey, three-window range, with dummy third storey. Facade offset to left. Ground floor 16-pane sash, arched doorway with 6-panel door and radiating bar fanlight and 12-pane sash. Three first floor 12-pane sashes. Colourwashed stone voussoirs and sills. Under eaves are three short rectangular blank panels with similar stone sills, possibly originally intended as third floor abandoned in construction. Low two-storey added outbuilding to right with 9-pane upper window and C20 lower window. Stone end stack. Long outshut rear roof. Right end wall has eroded plaque that said `1799 at the expense of W. Herbert Esq'.
Interior
Large fireplace beam in ground floor right room. Otherwise not inspected. Roof is said to have face-pegged scarfed trusses.
Reason for designation
A well-preserved example of late C18 gentry house.
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