Bron Fadog

Cadw's description

Location

About 1.2 km ENE of Afonwen and reached by lane off SE side of minor road between Afonwen and Babell.

History

Probably C17, remodelled with an added wing in the mid C19. The house was the home of the Quaker Thomas Wynne. A secondary dwelling was added at right angles to the house in the C17.

Exterior

A two-and-a-half storey farmhouse of rubble stone (the E elevation rendered) with slate roof which has a large central ridge stack and tall stack to the L end, both of stone. The main house is aligned roughly N-S, and has a later wing to the rear (W) at the N end. The front has windows under wedge lintels, comprising four 2-light casements in the upper storey. In the lower storey the doorway is offset to L and has a late C19 boarded door, to the L of which is a 4-pane sash window and to R, 3-light, and 2-light casements. The R (N) gable end has a small attic window, and a similar ground-floor window. A doorway, and a single window in each storey are in the rear wing, whose W gable end has stone steps up to a first-floor doorway, with brick chimney above. The rear of the main house has three 2-light casement windows in the upper storey. In the lower storey are two 3-light windows, the L of which retains stone mullions.

Interior

Although the interior is superficially C19 in character (eg wooden stair, 4-panelled doors, most upper floor timbers ceiled), the room to R of doorway has heavy exposed chamfered beam and joists. The fireplace has richly moulded C17 beam. Remains of curved principal rafters are at first-floor level.

Reason for designation

Listed as a farmhouse retaining much C17 character, and for group value with the adjacent Lower House, the two houses comprising a well-preserved example of the 'unit system'.