Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
19/05/2001
Date of Amendment
19/05/2001
Name of Property
Cartsheds with Loft at Garthgynan
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
Locality
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
Location
South east of Garthgynan farmhouse, across farm lane.
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
History
Probably C18 or early C19.
Exterior
An open-fronted cartshed of four bays with loft facing east, in axe-dressed local limestone with some sandstone; the upper part of the wall at front is in sandstone. Slate roof with tile ridge and remnant of weathervane. Each bay has a low elliptical arch in dressed sandstone and on the same centreline a loft hatch just below eaves. Each loft hatch has double shutters behind a gauze screen and a cambered stone arch.
Wide exterior staircase against the south gable wall with parapet; boarded loft door with cambered brick arch.
Small wooden dovecote at centre.
Interior
The roof structure is in four bays with king-post trusses. A large pulley wheel remains in situ centrally. Part of the loft floor is lost.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Garthgynan farmhouse and with other listed buildings of the grounds and farmyard.
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