Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Counting House at Cilwendeg Farm
Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 January 1976
- Locality
- Capel Colman
- Community
- Boncath
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.01858, -4.59203
- Cadw reference
- 13023
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at upper end of long range with bellcote NW of farmhouse.
History
Built 1832 for Morgan Jones 2 of Cilwendeg as part of the extensive estate improvements at Cilwendeg. The upper floor was later used as the farm-manager's lodging.
Exterior
1832 lofted outbuilding, the upper floor identified as Counting Room on plaque. Rubble stone with graded slate roof and off-centre stone ridge stack. Two storeys, two-window range. The SE front has 12-pane sash to left and blank window to right on first floor, off-set to right, over ground floor door and small 2-light casement. Cambered heads with cut Cilgerran stone voussoirs and slate sills. The SW gable end has outside stone steps to ledged door flanked by 12-pane sash to left and blocked window (formerly 12-pane) to right, all with cambered heads, cut-stone voussoirs and keystones. In gable, keyed roundel with slate plaque `A Counting Room Builded ad 1832 for Morgan Jones Esq'. Rear NW side has larger upper windows, casement pair to left and 16-pane sash to right, and two ledged doors below. Cut-stone voussoirs to cambered heads.
Loft has two rooms, one with fireplace, and stapled collar trusses. Ground floor has very large timber-lintel fireplace, and single slate screen to left of door. Smoke blackened joists.
Attached to SW corner is rubble stone embankment, curving to gatepost at SW, and with two slate-lined recesses on N side, probably beeboles. Brick pier between.
Reason for designation
Group value with other farm buildings at Cilwendeg Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Range with Bellcote at Cilwendeg FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Open Bay Cow House at Cilwendeg FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cilwendeg FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn & Stable Range at Cilwendeg FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.