Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Attached Stable Range to W of Capel Isaf
Manordeilo and Salem, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwm Ifor, Manordeilo and Salem, Carmarthenshire, designated on 13 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 13 February 1995
- Locality
- Cwm Ifor
- Community
- Manordeilo and Salem
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90995, -3.94866
- Cadw reference
- 15182
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on N side of A 40, some 300m E of turning to Cwm Ifor.
History
House built 1812-13 by Thomas Bedford of Llandeilo for Thomas Lewis of Stradey with some later alterations. Called also Capel Bach and Capel Isa.
Exterior
Roughcast with slate hipped valley roof and roughcast stacks on N and S ridges. Bracket eaves. Roughly square plan originally but extended by one bay to W in C19. Two storeys, two-window E front with 12-pane sashes each floor, larger below. Three-window S front, originally two-window with centre ridge stack, square 6-pane upper windows, ground floor long narrow 10-pane window and 12-pane sash to right. Added section to left has 4-12-4-pane first floor oriel and small ground floor 12-pane sash. N front has horned 12-pane sash to first floor left, 4-12-4-pane oriel over door in renewed open pedimental doorcase, panelled reveals, door and elliptical arched fanlight. Added section to right has 12-pane sash each floor. W end wall has paired gables, right gable with stack.
A colourwashed rubble low range to W links to hipped stable-range, colourwashed rubble with ridge stack. W lean-to has two-storey front with two casement-pairs above, stable-door, window and coach-entry below. Curved SW angle. Single storey range to W.
Interior
Broad oak staircase with scrolled tread ends, stick balusters and ramped rail. Two main E rooms have plain marble fireplaces and plain cornices. Two bedrooms above have coved ceilings. Loft has oak trusses, tie-beam or collar-beam with queen posts and internal walls have W side slate-hanging indicating house has since been extended.
Reason for designation
Included as good example of smaller gentry house, with surviving interiors.
Nearby in the register
- Capel IsafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tower HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Capel BethelReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- Centre building of farm-court at ManorafonAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.