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
83692
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/02/2005
Date of Amendment
18/02/2005
Name of Property
Barn at Ffinnant
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Trefeglwys
Town
Locality
Ffinnant
Easting
297735
Northing
291466
Street Side
NW
Location
Fronting the main road and Approx. 1.1km NE of Trefeglwys.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
A C15-16 cruck-framed hall-house, probably originally comprising a 1-bay hall flanked by inner and outer rooms. It was converted to a farm building, possibly in the C17 when a new house was built further up the hill. The farm building was probably a lofted 3-door cow-house at first, but is now a sheep pen. A brick lean-to was added to the rear in the C19-20.
Exterior
A 3-bay lofted farm building. The front is weather-boarded under a corrugated iron roof; the S gable end is of corrugated iron, the N end open but with a corrugated iron gable; red brick lean-to to rear. The openings to the front have been altered; there are 3 windows, at least 2 of which were probably doorways, and a cart-bay opening to the R; 3 loft hatch openings above. Large corrugated iron gate to N gable end.
Interior
The building retains 3 pairs of full-height pegged cruck trusses, the outer ones with collars, that to centre with a later tie-beam added; they are all smoke-blackened, suggesting domestic use; the lower part of the NE cruck blade has been cut away in connection with farm use. The range retains open box-panelling to the side walls, that to the W now within the lean-to. The framing extends to the N, suggesting that a 4th cruck-truss in the position of the N gable end is now lost. No internal partitions are retained. There is possible evidence for opposing doorways to a cross-passage on the S side of the N truss, suggesting a dais partition at the S end. The roof was raised, probably to insert a loft when the building was converted to a cow-house; there is no longer a loft and the range is open.
Reason for designation
Listed as a former medieval hall-house, later converted to a farm building, which retains good-quality cruck-trusses.
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