Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tyle-gwyn
Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Wyllie, Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly, designated on 31 March 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 March 1999
- Locality
- Wyllie
- Community
- Pontllanfraith
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.63918, -3.19485
- Cadw reference
- 21628
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Very near the SW boundary of the community, S of Gelli-groes and above the hamlet of Wyllie; on the hillside reached by a long track.
History
House appears to have at least 3 building stages. Left cross wing has a date of 1739 but appears to have been remodelled in the later C19 and abuts the main range which appears to be earlier C19 though with some later features to side. Datestone with initial above front door not clear. It may have originated as a farmhouse but later functioned more as a gentleman's house with generous stabling and in front some landscaping and tree-planting to enhance the approach. The Tithe Map of 1846 shows a rectangular building - called Tilla Gwyn - without a cross wing or stables and with a different approach, plus an additional building further S. First Edition OS map of 1886 shows layout as at present, dating the alterations roughly to the third quarter of C19, supported by the 1866 stable date. Reference to past owners as Davies and also Thomas; local notes perhaps late C19 refer to coal level owned by Mr Thomas of Tylagwyn.
Exterior
House, roughly L-shaped in plan, divided into 2 dwellings. Of stone rubble with Welsh slate roof and corniced ridge stacks. The main range has a symmetrical 2 storey frontage, a 3-window range of 6/6 pane sashes, some horned, with cambered voussoirs and shallow sills; similar deep windows to ground floor either side of central stable-type boarded door with plain overlight. Projecting to left is the gable end of the cross wing with attic window in apex, 2 storeys, 2 window range of similar though larger sashes; rockfaced quoins. To side of main range the windows have later brick surrounds. To rear 3 similar cambered-headed horned sashes to first floor, smaller similarly arched altered casements to ground floor and rear door; high rear external stack with offsets at junction between dwellings. At end right the different build is shown by the awkward angle of rear wall and swept eaves.
Reason for designation
Listed as a medium sized mid C19 country house which has retained its regional character; group value with the stable range.
Nearby in the register
- Stable range at Tyle-gwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Heather CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pair of chest tombs at Siloh Presbyterian ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gelli-groes Millhouse and attached BarnIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.