Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty Mawr Farmhouse
Llangors, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llan-y-wern, Llangors, Powys, designated on 17 January 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 17 January 1963
- Locality
- Llan-y-wern
- Community
- Llangors
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94918, -3.30978
- Cadw reference
- 6771
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the centre of the small hamlet of Llan-y-wern NW of the church.
History
c 1600 with late C17 alterations, further altered in C20 when improvement grant required replacement of wooden windows with steel and insertion of internal passages in 1960s ; roof collapsed under weight of stone tiles now replaced with slate, involved also some rebuilding of collapsed facing. Described in Brycheiniog survey as a long house derivative with early replacement of byre by kitchen. Whole of Llan-y-wern parish formerly belonged to Brecon Priory and by late C16 house belonged to Richard Gunter whose descendants became the Bowen family; Thomas Bowen High Sheriff 1672 and 1687 may have been responsible for rebuilding lower end of house.
Exterior
Large farmhouse of two units, the smaller unit with a steeper roof pitch side-on to lane. Of limewashed stone rubble with Welsh slate roof and end and ridge stacks. Two storeys and attic. To garden frontage a 2 window range to larger unit left, and single to smaller right; 3 are 4/4 pane sashes of which two are segmentally arched. Gable end to road is battered with blocked square headed formerly mullioned window to staircase with small chamfered attic light above; 9 pane bedroom window. Rear elevation has to left a lean-to porch with round arched doorway, 3 stone steps up to interior which has stone benches, boarded door, small pantry window to right, blocked narrow light left; mounting block left. To right a two storey lean to rear wing with catslide roof and wide, low kitchen stack showing weathercoursing; rear external steps to first floor; some small pane fixed glazing, the rest replaced. Farmyard on other side of lane is large with a range of farm buildings, some derelict.
Interior
Interior not seen but described by owner as retaining 2 storey stone and oak staircase by chimney, timber beams boxed in; fireplaces remodelled.
Reason for designation
Included notwithstanding alterations as a large early farmhouse retaining much of its basic fabric and with a dominating position in this farming hamlet.
Group value with the Church of St Mary, farm buildings of Ty Mawr and Ty Canol.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at Ty MawrAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn range at Ty CanolAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Granary range at Ty CanolAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cart shed range at Ty MawrAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.