16257

 

II  

Designated  

02/08/1995  

02/08/1995  

Attached Cottage to left of The Forge  

 

Carmarthenshire  

Cynwyl Gaeo  

 

Pumpsaint  

265599  

240628  

 

Situated in village centre on N side of A482 behind small grassed area.  

Domestic  

 

Early C19. Shown on 1841 Tithe Map: owner John Johnes of Dolaucothi. Still in use  

Blacksmith's shop with attached cottage to left. Rubble built, timber bargeboards to smithy. Broad chimney stacks to cottage, render on gable to right, the other chimney of brick and shared with adjoining house to W. Brick gable stack to smithy. Single-storey, five-bay front to smithy. Three 4-light windows to left, cast iron latticed glazing, cambered stone voussoired heads (brick head to right). Doorway offset to right, head as above, divided stable-type planked door. Window to right as others, but thicker vertical dividing member, head as above. Concrete sills. Attached rubble lower shed to right, planked door, timber lintel. Inserted 9-pane window to gable. Large C20 extension to rear. Three-bay, two-storey front to cottage, facade offset to right. Four-pane sashes to ground floor, cambered stone voussoired heads. Central doorway, C20 door, cemented architrave. Narrow upper 4-pane pivoted windows, timber lintels. Slate sills. Rear wing with rendered gable stack, C20 windows and doors, C20 extension beyond. .  

 

Eye-catching group of small buildings in well-preserved village setting