Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glan yr Afon
Llangernyw, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 March 1999
- Locality
- Llangernyw
- Town
- Abergele
- Community
- Llangernyw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.20879, -3.67925
- Cadw reference
- 21479
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Farmhouse situated at the SW side of the farmyard. Glan yr Afon is situated at the end of a farm road leading from the A548 approximately 2km NNE of Llangernyw village centre.
History
Probably built in mid C19. Present owner's family in occupation since 1872; farmhouse had one previous owner for whom it was built.
Exterior
Three-bay two storey T-shaped farmhouse. Built of painted roughcast rendered masonry, probably brick; three parallel Welsh slate gabled roofs with exposed rafters and purlin-ends to verges; brick ridge stacks with oversailing courses. Three gables to NE, facing yard; projecting centre bay narrower than two flanking. Fenestration symmetrical and regular with cambered arches; centre bay has one 6/6 boxed hornless sash window at ground and first floor. Flanking bays have C20 steel casement windows. Entrance doorway in W side of central bay.
Interior
Interior not accessible for inspection at time of resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as an example of a mid C19 farmhouse which forms part of an intact farmstead group.
Nearby in the register
- Threshing Barn and two Sheds at Glan yr AfonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Stables and Cartshed at Glan yr AfonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pigs Sties, Shelter Shed, Hay Loft, Shed and Stockyard Walls at Glan yr AfonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Hendre-Isaf Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.