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Ty Gwyn

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanfarian, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3693 / 52°22'9"N

Longitude: -4.0866 / 4°5'11"W

OS Eastings: 258034

OS Northings: 276630

OS Grid: SN580766

Mapcode National: GBR 8R.RY5L

Mapcode Global: VH4FK.3QX2

Plus Code: 9C4Q9W97+P9

Entry Name: Ty Gwyn

Listing Date: 21 January 1964

Last Amended: 24 February 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 9848

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300009848

Location: Situated at S end of cottage row, on the E side of the A487 at Chancery.

County: Ceredigion

Town: Aberystwyth

Community: Llanfarian

Community: Llanfarian

Locality: Chancery

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

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History

Mid C19 former pair of Gothic cottages in one of 2 rows facing each other across the main road, the rows originally of 2 gable ended cottages flanking two double-fronted cottages on W and flanking one cottage on E. Possibly built for the Ffosrhydgaled estate, not marked on 1845 Tithe map.

Exterior

House, formerly 2, in terrace of 4, the end ones gable-ended, the centre ones double fronted, with pointed windows, facing a matching terrace opposite. Whitewashed rubble with slate roofs and Gothic detail. Cottage to left, attached to Glyn Wern, is double-fronted with small-paned lights with severely-pointed Gothic heads, interlacing glazing bars, slate sills and plain reveals each side of boarded door with narrow overlight with narrow side margins. Stone voussoirs are visible beneath whitewash. Large square ridge stack between cottages in coursed rubble with projected coping to head. Heightened in red brick in the form of a circular stack with raised coping and tapered pot. Projected gable-fronted cottage to right has wavy bargeboard, similar Gothic window to left with interlacing glazing bars to small-paned light, painted stone sill and whitewashed reveals. To right is horned timber sash with side margins and stone sill with rendered reveals and cambered head, formerly a door. Cast iron rainwater goods. Right end wall is gabled with wavy bargeboard. Tripartite sash window set towards rear with stone sill. Cobbled paving to roadside.

Interior

Not inspected at survey.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a former pair of cottages in an unusual and distinctive group of Gothic estate cottages.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Glyn Wern
    Situated at N end of cottage row on the E side of the A487 at Chancery.
  • II Glenview
    Situated at the S end of a short terrace on the W side of the A487 at Chancery.
  • II Penffordd
    Situated at the centre of a short terrace on the W side of the A487 at Chancery.
  • II Landwr
    Situated at N end of a short terrace to the W side of the A487 at Chancery.
  • II Brynglas
    Situated on the E side of the A487 immediately N of Chancery, to the S of Brynglas Farm.
  • II Aberllolwyn
    In a wooded dip S of Llanfarian, S of the A487 with drive entry opposite the village school.
  • II Milestone near Aberllolwyn drive
    Situated on south side of the road some 50m west of the entrance to Aberllolwyn.
  • II Capel Blaenplwyf including attached vestry and house range to rear
    Situated in the centre of the village on the W side of the A487.

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