Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tympath Farm
Pen Tranch, Torfaen, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tranch, Pontypool, Pen Tranch, Torfaen, designated on 21 October 2003.
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
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (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.