Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pentref-y-Groes
Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 January 1999
- Locality
- Croespenmaen
- Community
- Crumlin
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67536, -3.16407
- Cadw reference
- 21265
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
The most westerly of a group of 3 former farmsteads joined by a track on the hillside above Cwm Dows S of Croespenmaen, now bordered by an industrial estate and reached via a track skirting this.
History
Probably early C17. Originally the living unit was on the uphill side and the byre downhill, probably separated by a cross passage, the former later extending into the latter. Further extended probably C19 and some alterations made 1920s.
Exterior
Small farmhouse of limewashed stone rubble with replaced tile roof with skylights and replaced ridge stacks; former lower byre range with later unit, possibly a stable, now incorporated into house. 2 storeys. Front entrance is masked by later lean-to but has a wide doorway with deep timber lintel; two original window openings with stone sills to left, one to stairs, large inserted window to right. To rear is a lean-to porch outshut to cross passage doorway; similar windows to rear right under hoods.; former granary steps to end unit left.
Interior
Interior retains the main room with chamfered and stopped beams and close set chamfered and stopped joists, open fireplace, winding staircase beside, and a fine post and panel screen with 4-centred arched openings to each side; arched doorway also to former cross passage.
Reason for designation
Listed primarily for the rare survival almost intact of its main room with fine timberwork. Group value with the nearby barn.
Nearby in the register
- Barn and byre range at Pen-y-groes 3Agriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- PenrhiwlasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Barn at CroespenmaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cyncoed Farm CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.