Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penybont Farm, Pen-y-bont-fawr
Pen-y-bont-Fawr, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penybontfawr village, Pen-y-bont-Fawr, Powys, designated on 7 March 1973.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 7 March 1973
- Locality
- Penybontfawr village
- Community
- Pen-y-bont-Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.81021, -3.35610
- Cadw reference
- 8644
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To south side of street in the village of Penybontfawr, reached by a short drive opposite Capel Bethania. Cobbled margin to forecourt.
History
A former farmhouse, probably C17. Penybont farm (homestead, yard and stackyard) was recorded in 1839 as a farm in the Wynnstay Estate, tenanted by John Roberts with about 52 acres (21.06 hectares).
Penybont Farm was also the home of the celebrated harpist Nansi Richards (1888-1979), known as Telynores Maldwyn.
Exterior
A farmhouse of two storeys and two windows, in white-painted uncoursed slate masonry. Slated roof with tile ridge, stone end chimneys. Low-roofed full-width rear extension in similar materials; modern two-storey rear wing in brickwork with side annexes. Two stone chimneys in the rear extensions. Slate plaque to Nansi Richards on the front at right.
Modern doors to small C19 glazed front porch located centrally, with low side walls. The front windows are timber, of three lights in camber-headed openings above and below. The left (south) gable has a small attic window near the front over the original stairs position; the right gable has a two-light small-pane attic window to the front and a similar window to the rear serving the upper storey.
Interior
The front door opens to the room at left which contains a large fireplace, to the left of which (at front of house) is a winding staircase behind a door. The front room has exposed beams with simple stopped chamfers. Not fully inspected at time of resurvey, but there are said to be floors paved with large slate slabs.
Reason for designation
A well-preserved vernacular farmhouse which notwithstanding minor changes and some enlargement at rear has fully retained its character.
Nearby in the register
- Farm Buildings beside Penybont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Eiranfa with Post OfficeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call Box opposite Railway InnNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Railway InnCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.