History

Estate house dated 1866 on coping stone of front railing. Possibly built for the Bishop family of Dolgarreg, Myddfai.

Exterior

House, rubble stone with grey limestone quoins, steep slate overhanging roof and stone end stacks. One and a half storeys, two-window range of large triple casements, the centre one only opening, in yellow brick frames with slate sills. Upper windows break eaves under bargeboarded gables. End gables have similar fretted bargeboards. Entrance is in S end wall, half-glazed door in gabled slate-roofed porch with fishscale slates. Solid rear wall, open to S end with low wall, entry to E with timber piers and angle braces. Rear has small-paned casement pair windows two each floor and similar centre stair-light, in yellow brick surrounds.
Attached to front right corner is iron railing on low stone coping, one stone dated 1866. Two iron rod rails through flat stanchions with scroll tops. At left end is iron gate with dog-bars between 2 stone piers.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a good example of a mid to later C19 estate house.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29499279

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)