Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Blaen Glasgwm Uchaf
Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 13 October 1966
- Locality
- Glasgwm
- Community
- Bro Machno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02819, -3.84119
- Cadw reference
- 5896
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
At head of Glasgwm valley, to SW of Blaen Glasgwm farmhouse. Entrance front faces roughly N.
History
Small house of cruck construction, probably C16/C17 in origin. Originally single room house with section to L of chimney (now included into house) for agricultural use, probably cow-house. Extended in line to E probably early C19.
Exterior
Lofted single storey house in limewashed rubble on boulder foundations. Large chimney stack (rendered), modern slate roof. Entrance doorway (inserted C19) below chimney has, to R, casement window (former doorway), two windows set at eaves and lower window to L of door. Beyond this window is further smaller door. Single window to rear. E end of house extended in line (C19). Broad doorway with slightly cambered voussoir opening. At rear of this section, iron drive wheel for agricultural machinery over leat.
Interior
Tiny lobby formed by large central fireplace, and two ground floor rooms, one each side of fireplace. Each room has wooden stair. Main room has inglenook fireplace under large cambered beam. Doorway to L of fireplace probably cut through in C19. Cruck couple (springing at approx 1m from floor) in each room with added tie-beams to support floors of lofts lit by skylights.
Nearby in the register
- LlugalltDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Plas GlasgwmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas GlasgwmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont Llechwedd HafodTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.