Barn at Rhyd-y-Creuau, Bro Garmon, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0985 / 53°5'54"N

Longitude: -3.7896 / 3°47'22"W

OS Eastings: 280273

OS Northings: 357200

OS Grid: SH802572

Mapcode National: GBR 64.8XL8

Mapcode Global: WH663.RCMY

Plus Code: 9C5R36X6+C5

Entry Name: Barn at Rhyd-y-Creuau

Listing Date: 11 August 1997

Last Amended: 11 August 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18781

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300018781

Location: Located 100m NW of the farmhouse, at the northern end of the farmyard; behind a modern barn complex.

County: Conwy

Community: Bro Garmon

Locality: A470

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Barn

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History

Large and imposing vernacular barn, dated 1788.

Exterior

Rubble construction on a rubble plinth with corrugated asbestos roof; the former rubble gable parapets have been removed. Wide central entrances to both long sides, with segmental heads and projecting archrings; dressed slatestone voussoirs and quoins. Square open loading bays to far L and R on N face; blocked ventilation slits to sides and gable ends.

Interior

7-bay interior with original pegged collar trusses and, flanking the central (threshing floor) bay, tie-beam trusses with raking struts. Of these, that to the E is inscribed: 'I.G. 1788'.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special historic interest as a fine example of a dated late C18 vernacular barn.

Group value with the Hay Barn at Rhyd-y-Creuau.

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II Lychgate to W of St. Michael's Church
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II* St. Mary's Church
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Barn at Rhyd-y-Creuau

A Grade II Listed Building in Bro Garmon, Conwy