Ty Cornel

Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, designated on 29 November 1995.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Ty Cornel, Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Domestic
Date of designation: 29 November 1995
Locality: Cilycwm
Community: Cilycwm
Unitary authority: Carmarthenshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 52.04506, -3.81972
Cadw reference: 16978

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on E side of village street, on N corner of Ship Street, the lane running E

History

Later C19 village house and attached cottage. A house called Ty Newydd was on site occupied by T. Theophilus, blacksmith 1843 and 1851. Bought from Lloyd of Glansevin estate by W. Campbell-Davys of Neuadd Fawr 1872 and rebuilt c1876. At 1891 census, house was occupied by Gwenllian Peters `living on her means'. Cottage was known as Yr Encil and was rented out to writers. Caerwyn James wrote there.

Exterior

Unpainted roughcast with slate roofs and red brick end stacks. Two-storey, 3-window range with gables over each upper window. Hornless 12-pane sashes, no centre door. Gables have plain bargeboards. S side to Ship Street has 8-pane window to ground floor left and door to right in plain surround but under triangular slate hood on moulded corbels. Rear roof has black brick ridge stack at join with No 2. No 2, facing Ship Street, is painted roughcast, 2-storey, with C20 door under similar hood to left and one-window range of 12-pane hornless sashes to right. Stone right end stack.

Reason for designation

Included for group value with Lamb Shop opposite and houses in Ship Street.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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