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.
Date of Designation
19/07/1999
Date of Amendment
19/07/1999
Name of Property
Brynmelyn and attached outbuildings
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Location
Situated down track running S off lane from Pont Newydd to Gwynfe.
History
Farmhouse, possibly late C18 or early C19, with barn in line and added lofted cow-house and stable to right.
Exterior
Long range comprising farmhouse with barn in line to left, cowhouse and stable to right. Colourwashed rubble stone with slate roof continuous with barn to left. House to right has small C20 rebuilt stack each end, the left stack on ridge to barn.
Two-storey, three-window range of 4-pane windows, the upper windows breaking the eaves slightly, the lower openings with oak lintels. Left windows set closer to centre door than those to right, and first floor right window set further right than window below.
Barn to left has full-height double doors.
Lower outbuilding to right was lofted cow-house and stable, straight joint to house. Two loft windows (to centre and right) and ground floor three doors to left, (C20 window inserted to right of left door), all doors with stone voussoirs. Stable to right has window, door, window, all with stone voussoirs.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a traditional farmstead, possibly of the later C18 or early C19, with all the buildings in line.
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