Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glanrafon
Ysgubor-y-Coed, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Glaspwll, Machynlleth, Ysgubor-y-Coed, Ceredigion, designated on 23 November 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 November 2004
- Locality
- Glaspwll
- Town
- Machynlleth
- Community
- Ysgubor-y-Coed
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.56076, -3.86180
- Cadw reference
- 83264
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in Glaspwll hamlet, by river immediately W of bridge.
History
Small house, probably early C19 altered in late C19, with corrugated iron addition of earlier C20 date. Marked on 1845 Tithe map.
Exterior
House, white-painted rubble stone with slate roof and white-painted stone end stacks with slate dripstones and caps. Two storeys, double-fronted with door set closer to right window. C19 cross windows each floor, lower ones with stone voussoirs, as also to half-glazed door, upper ones breaking eaves under C19 bargeboarded gables with finials. Slate sills. To right is lower two-storey corrugated-iron addition with first floor large sash with marginal glazing bars, ground floor door to left with attached single casement to left and casement pair to right (central to range).
Rear has two casement pairs to first floor, not aligned with large casement pair with four top-lights to ground floor left and French window to right of centre, with shaped heads to top-panes. Rear of addition has two sashes with marginal glazing bars above and one 4-pane sash to ground floor right.
Reason for designation
Included as a small traditional house well altered in C19 with picturesque gables over the upper windows.
Nearby in the register
- Cae SaerNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- South Farm Building adjacent to Pennal ChapelNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pennal Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- North Farm Building adjacent to Pennal ChapelNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.