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
2658
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/11/1980
Date of Amendment
21/02/2002
Name of Property
Lower Cefn Carnau
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Llangybi
Town
Pontypool
Locality
Llangybi
Easting
336249
Northing
195468
Street Side
Location
Approached by a track off the west side of the Usk-Caerleon road which is near the junction with the Tredunnock road. It is about 1600m south west of Llangybi village.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
This house is said to be a c1600 'Regional-style' 2-room plan house which was heightened probably in the late C18 or early C19, which has been altered, and extended into the adjoining outhouse, during the C20.
Exterior
The house is wholly rendered and painted, probably over local rubblestone, and has an interlocking concrete tile roof. It has two storeys and is in two sections with the original house to the right, an outbuilding now incorporated with it to the left and a single storey bakehouse to the left of that. The main section has two, probably late Victorian, sash windows with 6 over 6 panes. Central door in a modern gabled porch. The eaves were evidently raised, probably in the early C19, and it has a moderate pitch roof with a gable stack to the right. Former outbuilding to left, now united with the house, has two modern windows above a door and a wider window. This section also appears to have been raised. Slightly steeper pitched roof with an external stack to the left gable. The former bakehouse also has a modern window. Rear elevation not seen. Fox and Raglan reported a diamond mullion window but no mention was made of that in 1980.
Interior
Not available for inspection at resurvey. The list description (1980) reported a chimney with a spiral stair beside it at the right hand end. There is a post and panel partition opposite to this with a Tudor-headed doorway. The inner room to the left of this, which was formerly subdivided, has two subsidiary chimneys. Fox and Raglan reported 'Wern-hir stops'.
Reason for designation
Included as a c1600 house which retains architectural character despite alteration.
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