Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
82513
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/02/2004
Date of Amendment
24/02/2004
Name of Property
Tanycastell
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Llanfarian
Town
Aberystwyth
Locality
Llanychaearn
Easting
258761
Northing
278864
Street Side
Location
Situated some 400m NE of Llanychaearn church down a short drive leading NW from Pont Tanycastell.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Earlier C19 large farmhouse. In 1841, Catherine Jones farmed 148 acres(60 hectares), and lived here with 3 sons, one daughter and 4 servants. Marked on 1845 Tithe map. Sold in 1870 with 164 acres(66.4 hectares), by Nanteos estate to M L V Davies of Tanybwlch. In 1881, Lewis Lewis was the farmer of 200 acres(81 hectares) here, in 1926 farmed by John Corfield & Son. Sold with the Tanybwlch estate in 1936. RCAHMW recorded a most interesting Welsh inscription on a re-used fireplace beam "WE EI OEDRAN YW XX/1685" (WE HIS AGE IS 20/1685).
Exterior
C19 farmhouse in rubble stone with slate gabled roofs and stone end stacks. Two-storey, 3-window main range with slightly lower 2-window service range to right. Main range has centre 6-panel timber door with rectangular traceried overlight and slate hood on slate brackets. Horned 4-pane sashes with slate sills, all with cambered heads and stone voussoirs. Service range has smaller similar 4-pane sashes 2 each floor, those above small and square. Large stone end stack. Door to right gable end, 6-panel with overlight and hood on slate brackets.
Interior
Not available for inspection at survey.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a traditional C19 stone farmhouse.
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