Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Plas-y-darren
Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 October 2005
- Locality
- Ystradfellte
- Town
- Aberdare
- Community
- Ystradfellte
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80219, -3.56292
- Cadw reference
- 85435
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
Situated approximately 1 km SW of the centre of Ystradfellte village.
History
Substantial later C19 farmhouse, probably an enlargement of an existing house. Occupied by Howell Jones 1926.
Exterior
House, painted stucco with slate roofs overhanging at eaves and verges. Three rendered chimneys, one each end, and one on ridge towards right end. Two storeys, long facade to garden, irregularly spaced. The right end has raised quoins, a ground floor canted bay window of 2-4-2 panes with modillion cornice and a renewed 4-pane sash in plain raised eared surround above. Next, set to right of ridge chimney, is main entry with two arched glazed panels to 4-panel door and overlight, within later C19 rock-faced stone porch with Tudor-arched entry, stone voussoirs, and fretted bargeboards to gable. Next is another first floor four-pane sash, matching that to right, aligned to right of another similar canted bay window, but this one broader. A third first-floor 4-pane sash is to left before projecting dairy outshut. Rubble stone front wall, one first floor casement-pair window.
Rear has stair light to left of centre and C20 addition.
Interior
Entrance passage and stairs between small parlour to right and large middle room to centre, kitchen at left end with dairy projecting. Hallway has panelled hall arch, staircase with later C19 turned balusters and newels with ball-finials. C19 four-panel doors with chamfered and stopped borders to panels. Parlour has moulded plaster cornice, ceiling rose and marbled fireplace. Iron grate with inset painted tiles. Centre large room has stone-flag floor, shutters to bay window, moulded cornice and C19 chimneypiece with brackets to mantel-shelf. Arch over doorway to stair hall. Kitchen had back stairs, now removed. Arch over doorway to centre room. Joisted ceiling, fireplace has bread oven within to left. A recess to right of fireplace was a smoking-chamber.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a substantial later C19 farmhouse with well-preserved regional character.
Nearby in the register
- Dyffryn NeddEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Lychgate and railings to Church of Saint MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- BerthlwydDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.