Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
31/01/1995
Date of Amendment
31/01/1995
Name of Property
Upper Cwmgwanon Farmhouse
Locality
Cwm-Ganon Dingle
Location
Isolated position 3 km west of Clyro village. Reached from a lane to west of Cwm-gwanon Dingle.
Exterior
C16/17, one-and-a-half storeys, whitewashed rubble stone farmhouse with stone tile roof and three gabled eaves dormers. Central rubble ridge stack and projecting stack to right end, both with brick uppers. Modern casement windows and modern doors except one surviving C17 ovolo moulded mullion window in right hand end. Remains of stone hood moulds over right hand openings.
Interior
Substantial timber-framed partitions and roof trusses. Exposed chamfered and broach-stopped beams in left end also large central fireplace with massive timber lintel (opening blocked). Right end of house has scroll stopped beams and fireplace with ovolo moulded timber lintel.
Reason for designation
Listed for the special interest of the well-preserved sub-medieval interior.
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