Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glanhelyg
Llangoedmor, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llechryd, Llangoedmor, Ceredigion, designated on 10 August 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 August 1994
- Locality
- Llechryd
- Community
- Llangoedmor
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07042, -4.60772
- Cadw reference
- 14786
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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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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)
- 1898 · 193 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to N of village, approached through Maeshelyg estate.
History
1859-60 small country house built for the Misses Webley-Parry of Treforgan. At the house is an original plan signed G.W.H. Treforgan 1859, showing the house almost as built, with the kitchen unusually in the right hand front room. There is also an early photograph showing the blocks unpainted and the house without the glazed porch.
Exterior
Built of hollow red terracotta blocks, L-plan in section, subsequently painted, slate roof and two red brick axial ridge stacks, 4-shaft to left, three-shaft to right. Two-storey three-window front with two projecting bargeboarded gables. Stone plinth with chamfered step, walls with raised rusticated quoins and similar rusticated first floor window surrounds. Raised string course. Front recessed centre has pent slate hood over half-glazed door with narrow window each side, and first floor narrow 4-pane sash breaking eaves under small gable. Gabled bays have 4-pane first floor sash and bay window below, canted to left with slate hipped roof and square to right with pent slate roof. Large gabled glazed porch is added in front on painted plinth. W end has ground floor canted bay and first floor pair of narrow sashes. E side has gable to right with window above and two below. Rear centre gable with stairlight and varied windows, NE service range.
Interior
Central passage to offset rear stairs, plain, painted.
Reason for designation
Included as a complete mid-Victorian villa built with an innovative constructional material.
Nearby in the register
- Detached Lower N Range at GlanolmarchDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlanolmarchDomesticunder 1 mi
- Capel LlwynaddaReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Stable block to NW of PencraigDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.