Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Forge
Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pumpsaint, Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, designated on 2 August 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 2 August 1995
- Locality
- Pumpsaint
- Community
- Cynwyl Gaeo
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04764, -3.96117
- Cadw reference
- 16256
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in village centre on N side of A482 behind small grassed area.
History
Early C19. Shown on 1841 Tithe Map: owner John Johnes of Dolaucothi. Still in use.
Exterior
Blacksmith's shop with attached cottage to left. Rubble built, timber bargeboards to smithy. Broad chimney stacks to cottage, render on gable to right, the other chimney of brick and shared with adjoining house to W. Brick gable stack to smithy. Single-storey, five-bay front to smithy. Three 4-light windows to left, cast iron latticed glazing, cambered stone voussoired heads (brick head to right). Doorway offset to right, head as above, divided stable-type planked door. Window to right as others, but thicker vertical dividing member, head as above. Concrete sills. Attached rubble lower shed to right, planked door, timber lintel. Inserted 9-pane window to gable. Large C20 extension to rear.
Three-bay, two-storey front to cottage, facade offset to right. Four-pane sashes to ground floor, cambered stone voussoired heads. Central doorway, C20 door, cemented architrave. Narrow upper 4-pane pivoted windows, timber lintels. Slate sills. Rear wing with rendered gable stack, C20 windows and doors, C20 extension beyond.
Reason for designation
Eye-catching group of small buildings in well-preserved village setting.
Nearby in the register
- Attached Cottage to left of The ForgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box to front of Post Office (tel no: 01558 650395)Communicationsunder 1 mi
- The Dolaucothi ArmsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pumpsaint Roman FortFortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.