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Cadw's description

Location

Located on the north-east side of the A 4086 approximately 0.5km north-west of Llanberis; set directly onto the pavement behind a snecked rubblestone wall with C20 iron railings to top.

History

Shown on the 1838 Tithe Map, the farmhouse is likely to have been built in the 1820s or '30s.

Exterior

Farmhouse. 2-storey L-plan with rear range at right-angles to left, continued behind to form single-storey service range. Regularly coursed and dressed rubblestone blocks to front, more roughly coursed to sides and rear; slate roofs with rooflights. 4-window front; recessed 16-paned sashes throughout with slate lintels to first floor and stone lintels to ground floor, except 2 closely spaced 12-paned sashes to centre on first floor; 4-panel door in second bay from left; integral end stacks with slate drips, right pebbledashed. Rear range, also with integral end stack, has glazed door with overlight in C20 gabled porch; single-storey service range behind has large integral end stack with tall brick shaft.

Interior

Interior not inspected at time of Survey.

Reason for designation

Listed as a substantially unaltered early C19 farmhouse with polite features but exhibiting many of the characteristics of the local vernacular tradition; occupies a prominent roadside position.