Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn and stable range at Llanbradach Fawr
Gelligaer, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 18 July 2001
- Locality
- Llanbradach
- Community
- Gelligaer
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62437, -3.24846
- Cadw reference
- 25539
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Farmyard is on uphill side of the house and this barn is roughly parallel with the house.
History
Probably early C19. Shown on Tithe Map of 1842 as a long range with separate building at a right angle to left. On OS map of 1877 the range is L-shaped as now, incorporating or replacing the former separate building.
Exterior
Long barn and stable range. Unit to right has cambered arched doorway with double doors and blocked loft opening, another in gable end where reduced range with window and end door adjoins; blocked small opening with hood low to right of doorway. Unit to left has door flanked by 2 windows and further opening end left where cross range adjoins.
Interior
Downhill end is now open to roof with light-weight pegged trusses.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial barn range for group value with Llanbradach Fawr.
Nearby in the register
- Llanbradach FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old MillCommercialunder 1 mi
- Mill ForgeCommercialunder 1 mi
- Ystrad Mynach South Signal BoxTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.