Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cottage, Bachau
Llannerch-y-Medd, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 March 2001
- Locality
- Llanerchymedd
- Community
- Llannerch-y-Medd
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.32807, -4.35743
- Cadw reference
- 24973
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Built at right angles to the S side of the country road lead E out of the village of Llanerchymedd at Bachau.
History
Probably C18 cottage. The cottage was not marked on the Tithe Map of the parish, 1841, however the map was not comprehensively annotated and few buildings were drawn. The cottage was on part of Rhyd y Cadell land, owned by William Pritchard Lloyd Esq and occupied by Thomas Jones, weaver, and his family in1841.
Exterior
Single storey vernacular cottage with flat roofed addition built against the N gable. Built of rubble masonry, limewashed. Roof of small old slates, grouted, stone copings to S and tiled copings at N end; massive square stack with dripstones and capping at S gable (to inglenook) and rendered rectangular stack at N. The principal elevation faces an enclosed garden to the E, a 2 window range with door between, openings offset to the R (N); windows are small paned sashes. The rear elevation has a tiny single window to the S end. The flat roofed addition has rendered elevations and modern casement windows.
Interior
Interior not inspected at the time of the survey .
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a rural cottage which retains a strong vernacular character in plan, materials and many features, such as the large stack, grouted roof and windows.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Peniel and chapel houseReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Range including cornbarn, granary, threshing room and lofted cowhouse at Llwydiarth Esgob FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- BrynkirDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llwydiarth Esgob FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.