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Gwar-Coed Farmhouse

Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pentre Bach, Lampeter, Ceredigion, designated on 11 March 1992.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Gwar-Coed Farmhouse, Lampeter, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
11 March 1992
Locality
Pentre Bach
Community
Lampeter
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.11192, -4.11110
Cadw reference
10454

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 195 Lampeter (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated at end of drive of some 700 m length running SW from road, some 1.3 km NW of Pontfaen Bridge.

History

Late C18 or early C19, raised a storey and altered in mid to later C19.

Exterior

Farmhouse in whitewashed rubble stone with slate roof and stone end stacks, large N stack. Two storey, 3-window range set to right with narrow 6-pane sashes above, 12-pane sashes below and centre door. Thin slate sills, window heads probably of brick. Rear outshut behind N end only.

Interior

Interior has heavy beams to ground floor and N end deep fireplaces. Upstairs at mid-height of upper windows are sawn-off ends of original roof trusses.

Reason for designation

Included as good example of farmhouse remodelled in C19, retaining substantial parts of earlier house

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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