Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Plas Wrin
Glantwymyn, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 January 1976
- Locality
- Llanwrin
- Community
- Glantwymyn
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.61546, -3.79425
- Cadw reference
- 8654
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the end of a driveway running N from the road, and on the W side of the village.
History
Late C18 rectory to the Church of St Dyfrig, much altered c1820. It was home to Sylfan Evans (1818-1903), 1st professor of Welsh at Aberystwyth and compiler of the Welsh dictionary, who lived here from 1876 when he was rector. In the former grounds, which are demarcated by a low boundary wall, is a former stable range, which probably has earlier origins. The single-storey stone range has a slate-hung cupola with pyramidal cap.
Exterior
Two-storey square-plan house with centrally placed valley. Three-window entrance front facing E, 2-window garden front to S. Constructed of whitewashed stone under a hipped slate roof with stone stacks and overhanging boarded eaves. Central doorway with panelled pilasters supporting a cornice on brackets; panelled reveals. Half-glazed panelled double doors with margin lights. Hornless sash windows, 12-pane to ground floor and 3-over-6-pane to 1st floor, all under heads of stone voussoirs. The R-hand ground floor window has horns. The garden front has similar sash windows and a small central niche.
Interior
Recorded in 1976. Many contemporary fittings inside. Centrally placed staircase from entrance hall to attic with scrolled outer string, slender square balusters and moulded handrails terminating in scrolls. Semi-elliptical arches. Panelled doors, some doorways with panelled reveals; six fielded panelled door to attic. Window openings with shutters and panelled lintels. Kitchen probably of earlier structure with part of double ceiling of C18 type with joists of thin scantling.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine well-proportioned Georgian rectory.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St DyfrigNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hen YsgolNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Entrance to Church of St DyfrigNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Ty UchafNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.