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
21401
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
25/02/1999  
Date of Amendment
25/02/1999  
Name of Property
Esgair Berfedd  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire  
Community
Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn  
Town
Llandovery  
Locality
Crychan Forest  
Easting
284405  
Northing
237357  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated at the end of a forestry track in Crychan Forest some 2.5km NE of Babel.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Farmhouse or minor gentry house, on remote site now surrounded by the Crychan Forest built in 1800 by Samuel Griffiths according to date plaque. In 1841 owned by Vavasor Griffiths, occupied by William Davies, with 267 acres (108.14 hectares).  

Exterior
Farmhouse, whitewashed rubble stone with slate close eaved roof and brick left end stack. Two-storey, three-window front offset to right with late C19 or early C20 6-pane horned sashes. Stone voussoirs and sills. Half glazed door with stone voussoirs. Raised plinth. Plaque under centre window 'This house erected at the expence of Saml Griffiths AD 1809'. Outshut rear with window each floor in W end wall. C20 window in W end of main house.  

Interior
Not accessible at time of resurvey.  

Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a smaller gentry-house or larger farmhouse of 1800, acknowledging in its careful symmetry a Georgian tradition.  

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