Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wern Gron Farmhouse
Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Afon Artro Valley, Llanbedr, Gwynedd, designated on 30 November 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 November 1966
- Locality
- Afon Artro Valley
- Community
- Llanbedr
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.83515, -4.06794
- Cadw reference
- 4788
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set well back from the N side of a country road which leads along the W side of the Artro Valley, located to NNE of Pen y Bont.
History
The original farmhouse at Wern Gron, before a new house was built in the C19. This original house is probably C17, and is now in a ruinous condition.
Exterior
The house was overgrown by vegetation on inspection in 2003, but photographs in the National Monuments Record show a two storeyed house with end chimneys. Rubble masonry, roughly brought to courses and slate roof with stone stacks with moulded caps. Near central door flanked by 16-pane sash windows, with 3 12-pane windows in raking dormers above. Farm-building in line to the left, also stone and slate with coped gable to left, probably a lofted stable with singe doorway to ground floor and further loft entry up steps to right above. Rear wing to house, roofless in 2003.
Interior
Not inspected at resurvey as judged structurally unsafe. The earlier list description of 1966 included reference to a plank and muntin partition.
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding condition, as a C17 farmhouse which formed the centre of a good rural farmstead group.
Nearby in the register
- Lofted cowhouse at Wern GronAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- PenybontDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont Pen-y-bontTransportunder 1 mi
- Coed MawrDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.