Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llys Farmhouse
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bodynfoel, Llanfechain, Powys, designated on 28 January 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Bodynfoel
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77690, -3.21823
- Cadw reference
- 82424
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At east side of a minor road about ¾ km west of the village of Llanfechain.
History
Early/mid C19, replacing an earlier farmhouse (which survives as a storage building to the rear).
Exterior
A tall and wide but shallow four-unit 2½-storey farmhouse in uncoursed local shaley slate masonry, facing south with its rear to the farmyard. There is a rear wing at the east side of the north elevation. Slate roof with stone end-chimney at left, stone chimney at right hip. Tile ridge. Brick segmental arches to the upper windows, stone segmental arches to the lower windows.
The front is designed in a manner not untypical for its period, as a three-window symmetrical composition with an additional bay; in this case the additional bay is to the right. The door is central to the three-window composition, and is four-panelled, semi-glazed, and has a pediment enclosing interlacing bars. The window above the door is of 16 panes and of hornless sash type. The other openings are tripartite with 12-pane hornless sash windows centrally. The only alteration of the original elevation is the addition of a modern door in the right bay. Two large windows in the right return elevation, restored, with recently inserted adjacent small windows. At the rear there is a tall staircase-window and there are small-pane attic windows (there being no attic fenestration at the front or ends).
Interior
Symmetrical plan with central hall and stairs.
Reason for designation
A fine farmhouse of late Regency or early Victorian appearance with high storeys and large windows which has retained its character well.
Nearby in the register
- Llys Old Farmhouse and Outbuildings RangeAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Old Barn at Hendre, BodynfoelAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Bodynfoel HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.