1 Gellilydan Terrace

Cadw's description

Location

Set at an angle to the SW side of the main road that runs NW through the village of Gellilydan.

History

Mid to late C19 terrace. Gellilydan is recorded in tithe apportionment as an area of over 85 acres, owned by Ellis Humphreys and occupied by Robert Pugh, the village was developed due to the expansion of the slate and quarrying industries in the area.

Exterior

Belongs to a group of:
1-3 Gellilydan Terrace.

Two storey terrace of houses, built of roughly coursed mortared rubble masonry, with large stones as quoins and lintels. Slate roof with stone coping at NE gable and rectangular stone stacks with dripstones and capping.

Located at the far R (NE) end of the terrace. The doorway is offset to L under a slate roofed open porch on timber piers and to R is a single ground and first floor horned sash window; a 12-pane sash at ground floor level and unequal sash of 9-panes set under the eaves above.

Interior

The interior was not inspected at the time of the survey (June/July 2003).

Reason for designation

Listed as one of a row of little altered houses within a late C19 terrace. Forms a group with the adjacent houses that retain good traditional character.