Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Blaengwawr House
Aberaman, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 November 2002
- Locality
- Blaengwawr
- Town
- Aberdare
- Community
- Aberaman
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70459, -3.44372
- Cadw reference
- 80699
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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
Near the N boundary of Aberaman community and S of Aberdare, reached by a lane leading off the B4275, set back in gardens.
History
Blaengwawr Farmhouse was extended eastwards in mid C19 to provide a separate grander house with landscaped grounds for the owner of the nearby works, shown on first edition OS map as colliery, iron foundry and brick kilns. Reportedly built by David Davies in 1851 who also built a similar house at nearby Maes y Ffynnon, one to be inhabited by himself and one by his son. The Blaengwawr colliery consisted of 3 main levels, 2 of which were disused by the time of the OS map of 1920: it was never a large development. Railway, the Cwmaman branch of the GWR, was constructed nearby in 1880s. Gardens contained green-houses and potting sheds, one range of which survives.
Exterior
Victorian house in classicizing style. Attached at rear to farmhouse, this wing is a separate E-facing
residence. Rendered and painted, the main structure in white and the dressings in black, with shallow-pitched machine-tile roof with overhanging bracketed eaves and brick stacks. Channelled quoins; moulded architraves with keystone and shallow bracketed sills to the set-back cross-framed windows. 2 storeys. Frontage of 3 bays, the centre projecting with bracketed hood to panelled part-glazed entrance door retaining brass fittings, 3 stone steps; windows in return and above. At left a single window to each floor, ground floor glazed verandah with decorative metal posts. At right a narrower bay, again with a single window to each floor; ground floor has a projecting channelled bay with pitched roof with bracketed eaves. Plinth. Longer rear pitch to roof and lower cross range, formerly part of and still adjoining the farmhouse.
Interior
Interior is entered through a glazed lobby with original staircase rising from hall behind: slender turned
balusters, wreathed handrail, decorative treads. Through basket-arch to rear and with lower ceiling level
is the wing which was formerly part of the farmhouse, extended to S. Throughout fine panelled shutters and reveals are retained; 4 panelled doors and their moulded surrounds, moulded hall cornice. Part wooden, part flag floor. No original fireplaces remain.
Reason for designation
Listed as the rebuilt and improved wing of a mid C19 farmstead, reflecting the industrial development nearby. Group value with Blaengwawr Farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Blaengwawr Farmhouse with attached farm rangeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Catholic Church of St JosephReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Presbytery at Catholic Church of St JosephReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bute ChambersCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.