Multi-purpose farm building at Bryn Newydd

Cadw's description

Location

On the N side of the house.

History

Bryn Newydd is an early C19 Gredington estate farmstead, originally known as New Buildings, and shown on the 1839 Tithe map and 1873 Ordnance Survey. In 1839 the W arm of the farm range was shorter, but was rebuilt to its present extent by the time of the 1873 Ordnance Survey.

Exterior

A large lofted L-plan multi-purpose farm building comprising mainly former stables, cart shed and granary, of brick with slate roof. Most openings are under segmental heads. The shorter NW-SE range is earlier. It has, on the R side, a former cart shed with 2 pairs of boarded double doors under a timber lintel and brick relieving arch, with two 2-light windows in the loft. In the gable end are external steps to a granary door. Further L are former stables with 2 windows and 2 boarded doors, the L-hand larger, above which is a single former pitching eye now glazed.

The longer SW-NE front is later and of slightly redder brickwork than the NW-SE range. It has a single boarded door at the R end, then 2 ventilation strips, larger double doors, 2 windows, a door and a window. Further L are 2 split doors with a window between. The loft has pitching eyes to the centre and R end, with loading door between them. The L side of the loft has 2 tiers of ventilation strips. Two similar vents are beneath the R-hand pitching eye. In the L gable end is a pitching eye, stepped ventilation strips and 2-light window lower R. Behind are a lean-to and a larger extension.

Behind the NW-SE range are, to the L, 4 segmental-headed loft openings, now glazed, and a pitching eye further R. Below on the R side are 2 segmental-headed windows.

Reason for designation

Listed as a fine C19 multi-purpose farm building, and as part of a strong farm group.