19030

 

II  

Designated  

11/07/1988  

12/11/1997  

Ty Ucha Bach  

 

Conwy  

Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel  

Abergele  

Llanddulas  

290836  

378107  

S  

Located in the village centre diagonally opposite St. Cynbryd's Church; set back from the main road with a forecourt to the NW.  

Domestic  

 

Storeyed lobby-entry house, probably C17 to which a three storey, 3-bay range has been added at the upper (NW) end, possibly incorporating the end bay of the primary range. The addition, of the earlier C18 and re-orientated to the NW, became the new house, with the original section becoming a service wing. In the later C18 and C19 further service additions were added to the NE, NW and SE; these are all now separate units (May 1997).  

Low modern forecourt walls form an arc to the front (SE).  

The interior was not inspected at the time of survey (5/97).  

Included for Group Value with other listed items at Ty Ucha.  

1-3 Ty Ucha, Ty Ucha House, Ty Ucha Bach and Ty Ucha Cottage. Three-storey, 3-bay, near-symmetrical end-chimney house. Of roughcast rubble on a part-boulder plinth, with modern slate roof. Stone-coped gable parapets with curved stone kneelers; plain rendered brick chimneys. Near-centre entrance with modern glazed and slated porch. Near-flush, unhorned 12-pane sash windows, copying originals. Those to the attic floor are smaller and are contained within gabled dormers which project slightly above the eaves; plain modern bargeboards. Stuccoed sill courses and window surrounds (c1900) with simple, shaped corbels below the windows. Lean-to addition to R with similar window and stucco surround. Adjoining to the rear is the earlier, primary house (now Ty Ucha House). This is a 2-storey range with exposed rubble walls and renewed slate roof, hipped to the SE; large central stack. Entrance to R on NE side, with boarded door and 4-pane rectangular overlight below bracketed porch canopy (renewed). 4-pane sash to L with 6-pane above, under the eaves. Early C19 addition to L with 2 further 4-pane Victorian-style sashes within 2 former cart bays (now reduced). Adjoining this range at right-angles to the NE and adjoining the main house to the rear, a late C18 or C19 service addition, now Ty Ucha Bach. Construction as before with lateral red brick chimney and brick end chimney to mono-pitch NE gable; the upper section of this is also of brick and bears an inset slate plaque (illegible). Central entrance with modern boarded stable door and flanking 4-pane late C19/early C20 casement windows; exposed timber lintels to ground-floor openings. Two contemporary 4-pane sashes with projecting sills under the eaves. Extruded in the narrow space between this, the main building and Ty Ucha Cottage is a later C19 mono-pitched link block with further 4-pane sashes to two floors. Adjoining to the NW and enclosing the forecourt of the main house on the NE side is Ty Ucha Cottage. This is a 2-storey cottage addition of rendered rubble, with modern slate roof. Rectangular 6-pane sashes (copies of the originals) flank a central entrance on both floors, those to the first under the eaves; modern boarded door under slated and bracketed porch canopy. Adjoining to the R a short section of dressed, coped forecourt wall with plain, terminating, square gate pier.