Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gydrhos
Cadfarch, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Melinbyrhedyn, Cadfarch, Powys, designated on 27 May 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 27 May 2005
- Locality
- Melinbyrhedyn
- Community
- Cadfarch
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.57819, -3.73964
- Cadw reference
- 84423
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
Cadw's description
Location
Located off the E side of a lane running NE from Melinbyrhedyn to Tal y wern, and approx. 0.75km from Melinbyrhedyn.
History
Probably late C18-early C19, and shown on the Tithe map of 1846.
Exterior
Asymmetrical 2-storey 2-unit house, rendered over stone, under an old slate roof with rendered stone end stack to L. The entrance is offset slightly R of centre and contains a boarded door. Small 4-pane wooden windows with slate sills flanking entrance. To the upper storey are 2 x 2-light wooden casements with slate sills, immediately under the eaves and not aligned with those below. No openings to W gable end, which is not rendered. Rear not seen. Adjoining the E gable end is a single-storey unit, rendered under a slate roof. It has a boarded door to R and 4-pane wooden window to L. Stone lean-to against its E end with corrugated iron sheeting and opening to front.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a little-altered vernacular farmhouse retaining its historic character.
Nearby in the register
- Multi-purpose farm building at GydrhosNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pen-rhiw-lasNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Yr EfailNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- RhiwgochNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.