Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tympath Farm
Pen Tranch, Torfaen, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 21 October 2003
- Locality
- Tranch
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Pen Tranch
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69783, -3.04886
- Cadw reference
- 81926
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Just W of the junction of Tympath Road and Crumlin Road.
History
Farmhouse possibly early C18.
Exterior
Farmhouse, whitewashed render with slate roof and stone end stacks, the right one joined to brick stack of adjoining house and the two raised in brick. One and a half storeys, double-fronted with two small gabled dormers with slated gables and sides and casement pair windows. Ground floor has C20 casement-pair window with top-lights each side of door in gabled porch with glazed sides. Stone sills. Walls are slightly sloped indicating a possible early date. Lean-to on left end. Rear has rendered wing to left.
Interior
Interior not accessible at time of survey.
Reason for designation
Included as a surviving vernacular house, perhaps early C18 in a closely built-up area.
Nearby in the register
- Tympath HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Manchester House, including Mayberry Pharmacy and the Good Job ClubCommercialunder 1 mi
- Jubilee BuildingCommercialunder 1 mi
- Upper Trosnant Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.