Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Pandy Farm
Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 30 July 1973
- Community
- Park
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.75424, -3.39158
- Cadw reference
- 11406
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Three farm ranges attached to rear of Pandy Farmhouse and Clock Tower at junction with Cyfarthfa Road (immediately opposite Cyfarthfa Castle park).
History
Probably soon after 1825, later alterations and additions.
Exterior
Rubble-built barn flanking Brecon Road; dressed quoins, brick to oculus, ventilation slits and loft openings in gables. Pointed arched wagon entrance with projecting brick frame offset to right. Modern tiled roof.
Single-storey stables behind enclose NW and SW sides of farmyard. Coursed rubble with cambered freestone arches to openings. Slate roof to NW range, modern tiles to twin SW ranges.
Outer sides of SW ranges have (later) cambered openings with rusticated dressings and attached 2-bay coach-house set back. SE front adjoining the Clock Tower has two segmental arched windows and an offset doorcase with dressed surrounds.
Originally formed the stables, coach-house and stores to Cyfarthfa Castle.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at Pandy Farm and Cyfarthfa Castle park.
Nearby in the register
- Pandy FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Railings at Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa CastleGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Park Wall Flanking Railingsat Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers at Driveway entrance to Cyfarthfa CastelDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.