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
21/07/2003
Date of Amendment
21/07/2003
Name of Property
Picketston
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Location
On the eastern boundary of Llanmaes community closer to the village of St. Athan.
History
A Tudor Gothic style house characteristic of c1840. It is shown on the Tithe map of 1843.
Exterior
The building is roughcast, probably over local rubblestone and has Welsh slate roofs. Designed in an only slightly suggested Tudor Gothic style. One main range with a rear service wing. Two storeys, four windows, 8 over 8 pane sashes. The entrance is in the third bay from the left and has a projecting gabled porch with a modern replacement door in a 4-centred head, side windows to the porch. Above the porch the window is a standard 6 over 6 pane sash and above this is an eaves gable with a large moulded timber pendant. The roof is hipped with end stacks and a third in the centre on the rear wall, paired diamond set red brick shafts.
The rear elevation is plain, mostly with replacement plastic windows.
Interior
Interior not available for inspection at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a c1840 house which retains its architectural character.
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