Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Rectory
Penllyn, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2004
- Locality
- City
- Town
- Cowbridge
- Community
- Penllyn
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49510, -3.45553
- Cadw reference
- 82692
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
On the northern side of the community and about 1 km north of Llansannor village at the centre of City.
History
Built in c1855, extended on the north and west sides in the late C20. It is not shown on the1845 tithe map.
Exterior
Built of local limestone random rubble with some dressings and ashlar chimneys. Two storey house in a typical mid C19 Tudor manner often used for rectories. L-shaped plan with the main block facing south and with the entrance in the angle on the east front. The south elevation is in two bays with a large gable to the left over the principal living room and bedroom. Pierced bargeboards to gable. The entrance front has the gable end of the main front to the left, external stack capped by a triple flued chimney with common weathering. The centre bay has the entrance with 2-centred arch and upper room projecting on brackets. Modern door, single light window in half-hipped gable. To the right a 3-light mullion-and-transom window for the Rector's study, 2-light one above in a gable, all three gables with pierced bargeboards. Gable stack to right. Single bay extension to right and a larger one on the west side.
Interior
Interior not available at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a mid C19 rectory which has been little altered externally and retains its definite character and special interest.
Nearby in the register
- Llansannor HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Is-y-coed FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St. SenwyrReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.