4768

 

II  

Designated  

28/04/1952  

29/10/2003  

Maes-y-garnedd  

 

Gwynedd  

Llanbedr  

 

Cwm Nantcol  

264212  

326913  

 

In an isolated rural location at the head of the Afon Cwmnantcol valley.  

Domestic  

 

The house is probably early C17: it was described as new in 1622, but is also known to be the birthplace of John Jones, the regicide, son of Thomas ap John Ieuan ap Hugh. It was built as a storeyed, end-chimney house, with internal cross passage and two heated rooms to the ground floor. With only minor modification, this layout has been retained, though the house was altered in the C18 or C19 by raising the roofline. In the later C19 an agricultural range was added in-line. Extended to the rear in the late C20.  

Linear range aligned NE to SW comprising 2-storey farmhouse with agricultural range of cartshed, barn and attached lean-to to R (SW) end. The house is a 3-window range with a gabled porch towards the centre of the range. The house is built of mortared rubble masonry with large stones as quoins and lintels. Slate roof with stone copings at NE end on rough stone kneelers; gable stacks with dripstones and capping. The windows are modern casements, a large 3-pane window to the L of the porch with a 2-pane light set under the eaves above, there is a similar 1st floor window offset to the R of the porch and to far right there are 4-pane lights, the 1st floor window in a gabled dormer which breaks the eaves line. To the rear of the house there is a rendered brick built addition with modern door and windows; 2 rooflights in the roof pitch above. The attached lofted cartshed is of roughly coursed rubble including some large boulders; slate roof with stone coping. The principal entrance has a wide cartbay entrance with 2 loft windows set under the eaves above. To the rear there is a smaller doorway with ventilation slit to the R and pitching hole under the eaves to the L. The building to the R (SW) end has been re-roofed with profiled sheeting and has access via the open side to the rear; at the far SW end is a single pitched roof with a partially blocked doorway in the SW wall.  

The house retains its original cross passage plan, with the larger hall to one side, and former heated parlour to the other. The hall originally had a lateral fireplace, but this was replaced by a gable end fireplace with winding stair alongside: both survive.  

Listed, notwithstanding modernisations, as a good sub medieval farmhouse, a well preserved example of a regional type which retains a good traditional character. Forms a group with the adjacent agricultural buildings which together form a good farmstead group. Historical association with the Regicide John Jones.