Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty-Coch Talwrn
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Talwrn, Llanfechain, Powys, designated on 27 July 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 27 July 1987
- Locality
- Talwrn
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76512, -3.22005
- Cadw reference
- 8682
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About one mile south-west of Llanfechain, on flat site reached by the B4393 and a short farm track through fields.
History
A cruck house of perhaps c.1500, originally with its service and parlour both to the north. In the late C16 the house was given a chimney and an upper storey. In the early C17 the cross-wing was rebuilt as two storeys and the hall rebuilt in stone. The chimney was rebuilt and the north and west walls refaced in brick in the C18 .
Ty-coch Talwrn is noted in the Tithe Survey as part of the Bonnor Morris estate.
Exterior
1½-storeys with gabled cross-range on the left. The bay to the right has rubble walling raised in modern brick. Early brickwork (on rubble sleeper walls) to left in English Bond. Slate roofs, central square brick stack, plain barge boards. Cross-gable and entrance bay have saw-toothed brickwork string courses at first floor and at chamber ceiling levels, the lower one returning at the left side. Brick heads to left hand openings, modern frames and boarded door; timber lintel to right hand window.
Mostly rubble rear with three-light timber casement to gable. Modern lean-to on south end.
Interior
Not inspected at resurvey, but reported in 1987 to have a well preserved interior with feathered stop chamfered beams and massive cross-timbers to ground floor. Counterchanging joists to right hand hall. Arched chimney lintel. Plain boarded doors. Fine rear double flight timber staircase with finials to newels and pierced balustraded handrails of C17 type. Main range retains an original cruck-truss with collar (added purlins etc for raised eaves). C18 box-frame truss to N cross-range.
Reason for designation
A small farmhouse retaining the proportions of a small late mediaeval house and some good interior features; its character dominated by the cross-wing, rebuilt or clad in fine C18 brickwork.
Nearby in the register
- PentreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at PentreAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Talwrn BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glanbrogan Hall and Brogan-fach.Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.