Hendre Ddu

Cadw's description

Location

Hendre Ddu stands to the N of a minor road 20m E of the A548, approximately 1.25km S of Llangernyw village centre.

History

Probably built earlier in the C19, the farmhouse appears on the 1840 Tithe Map in the ownership of Sandbach of Hafodunos.

Exterior

Large two storey L- plan farmhouse. Built of local stone random rubble with larger rubble quoins. Welsh slate gabled roofs with oversailing eaves and verges with exposed rafters and purlin-ends. Brick gable and ridge stacks with oversailing courses. Symmetrical slate hung front elevation, facing S, has three bays of 8/8 sash windows; first floor windows in gabled half-dormers. Central porch of stone rubble has 18-pane window with stone lintel and sill in gable end and side entrance to E with gothic arch and 8 pane part-glazed door. E elevation has scattered fenestration with 8/8 sash windows, one 24-pane cast iron window and boarded door all with cambered brick arches and stone sills. Rear elevation has one bay of 24-pane cast iron window with cambered brick arches to left. To right, 8/8 sash window with stone lintel and sill to ground floor and 4-pane casement window to first floor. Rear wing has rendered gable wall to N; 3-bays of 8/8 sash windows with cambered brick arches and stone sills in W elevation.

Interior

Interior not accessible for inspection at time of resurvey.

Reason for designation

Included as example of unaltered large early C19 farmhouse, part of an improved farmstead owned by the Hafodunos estate, and group value with coeval farm ranges.