Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
16245
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/08/1995
Date of Amendment
02/08/1995
Name of Property
Cefngarros
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Cynwyl Gaeo
Town
Locality
Cwrt y Cadno
Easting
268045
Northing
242393
Street Side
Location
Situated at end of short track off Pumpsaint to Cwrt-y-cadno by-road, 1 km S of the latter.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built c1845: not shown on present orientation on 1840 O.S map. House erected by Dolaucithi estate, who were redeveloping much of their property 1840-1850. The house is typical of several former Dolaucothi estate farmhouses in the area. Formerly renowned for nearby sulphur springs.
Exterior
Rubble-built. Slate roof, timber soffits and bargeboards. Renewed brick chimney-stack to ridge centre. Symmetrical 2-storey 3-window elevation, the centre bay projecting and gabled. All front windows are 2-light casements with cast-iron latticed glazing, slightly recessed cambered stone voussoired heads: flush keystones. Boarded central door, similar head. Datestone to gable is missing.
Whitewashed left end, C20 ground-floor window, cambered stone voussoired head. Rubble rear with ground floor window, similar head.
Later single storey rubble slate-roofed building to right end.
Interior
Single flight stair, stick balusters, square newels.
Reason for designation
Attractive early/mid C19 former estate cottage, the design probably influenced by architectural pattern-books.
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