Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pencwm
Penbryn, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 September 1964
- Locality
- Penbryn
- Community
- Penbryn
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.13957, -4.49334
- Cadw reference
- 9900
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 some 200m SE of Penbryn Church, at the foot of the hill.
History
C19 farmhouse remodelled c1920-30 by Clough Williams-Ellis for his brother Rupert, originally white-painted and thatched, the thatch was burnt off in 1939 and the white paint removed c1990.
Exterior
1920-30 remodelling of small C19 farmhouse by Clough Williams-Ellis. Rubble stone, formerly painted white painted window arches, and graded slate roof of small green slates. Rendered stacks, one on left end, and on ridge at former end wall. Two-storey, four-window range (originally three- window alterations). Small-paned metal casements with painted cement sills. Four upper windows are arched with radiating glazing bars to heads. Ground floor has blanked arches over window, door, two windows and boarder window, all with painted blank tympana. All windows are casement pairs except ground floorright which is triple. Ledged door. Facade is offset to right. Outshut rear to original main house. Two first floor metal single light windows to W end wall.
Reason for designation
Included as unusual example of work of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Six Memorials in Churchyard of Church of St MichaelCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding on W side of Farm Court at TroedyrhiwAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings on N side of Farm Court at TroedyrhiwDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.