Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pen-Y-Bont Farmhouse
Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bro Machno, Conwy, designated on 17 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 17 July 1992
- Community
- Bro Machno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02352, -3.81804
- Cadw reference
- 5882
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Immediately to SE of main road, approx 2 km SW of Penmachno village.
History
Part of C19 group of farm buildings built c1870 by Penrhyn Estate. (Datestone '1870' by granary window).
Exterior
Farmhouse of L-shaped plan with entrance front facing NE. Heavily built in rubble (coursed and squared to front). Thin slate roof oversailing eaves and barge boards); end rectangular stone chimneys; further chimney on gable end of SW wing. First floor has 3 windows, small central window flanked by larger windows (all horned sash glazing). Ground floor has central doorway with steeply gabled porch; flanking sash windows. At rear 6-pane casement windows and, in angle between blocks, small open porch with lean-to roof covers doorway.
One-storey boilerhouse with chimney at rear of house.
Reason for designation
Listed as part of fine group of C19 estate-built farm buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Stable & Cartshed Block at Pen-Y-Bont FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn/Cowhouse Range at Pen-Y-Bont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pigsties at Pen-Y-Bont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Haybarn at Pen-Y-Bont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.