Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty Dderwen
Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 3 June 1964
- Locality
- Oakford / Derwen-gam
- Community
- Henfynyw
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.19860, -4.26614
- Cadw reference
- 9793
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on crossroads in centre of Oakford, the first house on the road to W, on S side. House set behind low stone coped wall with spearhead railings and scroll-topped gate.
History
Mid C19 village house and shop. Ty Dderwen (shop) was the former village Post Office which moved to Llynfell after which the shop (and Bwthyn Cwrw Nextdoor) became a public house for a time before being converted to a private house.
Exterior
Rubble stone with slate bracketed eaves rrof and three stone stacks. Two-storey, three- window house and two window shop under single roof. House ( Rhydgwinllanau ) has 12-pane hornless sashes and centre arched 6-panel door with radiating bar fanlight. Stone voussoirs, slate sills. Four slate steps up to door. Three basement windows with stone voussoirs. Shop ( Ty Dderwen) has two similar upper windows and good shopfront below. Six-panel door, large overlight and double marginal glazing bars, between two fixed big 9-pane windows, all under timber lintel.
Reason for designation
A short well-preserved row consisting of a house and shop, still in late Georgian style in a village context.
Nearby in the register
- Rhydgwnllanau ( attached house to former Post Office )Domesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box (01545 580469)Communicationsunder 1 mi
- LlynfellDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Coach-houseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.