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
30/01/1968
Date of Amendment
15/05/1998
Name of Property
L-shaped Agricultural Range at Plas Uchaf
Location
Located immediately to the W of Plas Uchaf.
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
History
L-shaped agricultural range consisting of a large late C16 primary barn and a C17 byre range, the two connected by a C19 cartshed block.
Exterior
L-shaped agricultural complex of two independent blocks linked by a low cart bay; of local rubble construction on a rubble plinth, with slate roofs, that to the primary (barn) section of old small slates, that to the byre section renewed with modern slates. The barn is sited with its W gable set into a slope and with the ground level higher on the N side. It has a rubble gable parapet to the W gable and battering to the tall E gable. The S side has a wide off-centre entrance, stepped-up and with original pegged and stopped-chamfered doorframe; old boarded stable door and exposed timber lintel. To the R of this are 2 ventilation slits, one above the other, and, to the far R a square window in a reduced opening with exposed lintel. Above this is a series of nesting boxes forming an incorporated dovecote; there are 12 stone niches with slate shelves, the 6 to the R being original and the 6 to the L being additional, probably C19. The N side has an upper boarded door with timber frame to the L, accessed via a flight of old stone steps. To the R are 2 low corrugated iron lean-tos, that to the R obscuring the other primary (opposing) entrance; further entrance to far R. Tall C19 (?) entrance to the downhill gable (E) with half boarded door and exposed lintel; 2-light window above.
The byre range has rubble gable parapets as before. There are 6 openings to the E side, all formerly entrances, though now all save the second from L and that to far R are reduced with modern steel-framed windows; boarded stable doors to the 2 entrances. Low C19 brewhouse addition to the centre rear, with squat end chimney and boarded door to the S face. Further boarded door and flanking modern windows to the L of this to the rear of the main building. Adjoining the S gable is a ruinous C19 rubble lean-to with a modern brick addition adjoining it to the E; 3-light modern window to the gable with a ventilation slit in the gable apex. The N gable has a bricked-up upper loading bay.
The link block is a low 2-bay rubble carthouse, its L opening reduced (C20 brick) and the R bay with a contemporary brick lean-to projection to the front.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items at Plas Uchaf.
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