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
20323
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/08/1998
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
Gwndwnwal
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llangors
Town
Locality
Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn
Easting
311987
Northing
229561
Street Side
Location
Near the N boundary of the community near Afon Llynfi and N of the village of Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn, reached by a farm track.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably early C18 in origin though with later alterations in C19 and C20.
Exterior
U shaped range of farmhouse to S, barn and byre range attached at right angles E with house frontage extending across barn, cartshed at right angles N and thus opposite house. House and farm range of limewashed stone with rendered gable end; slate roof; 2 end stacks, the right of brick, and one lateral brick stack to front and a low offset at gable end. Outward facing elevation has 3 small 6 pane hoppers at eaves level, windows with altered glazing under timber lintels to ground floor; farmyard facing elevation is narrower because barn takes up one bay, thus there is a central doorway, small 4 pane window to left, similar double to right and two windows similar to front at first floor. Attached range with corrugated roof has barn to left with opposing double doors and additional doorway to right; byre to right with 3 segmental arched openings to ground floor and boarded loft openings; single bay cartshed range at right angles.
Interior
House has central entry passage plan with stairs ascending front left, kitchen to right, parlour in barn wing to left. Cow byre and stable with hayloft above in attached range has pegged collar and tie roof trusses. Divided from byre by a wall, the barn has trusses with struts and 2 rows of staggered trenched purlins; ventilation slits.
Reason for designation
Included as a small C18 farmstead still retaining historic character.
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