History

Ty Aberaman was reputedly originally the seat of the Mathews family from C14. House rebuilt 1747. Aberaman House is shown on George Yates'' 1799 map of Glamorgan. In 1806 Anthony Bacon, ironmaster, bought the Mathews estate including the house and it was susbequently bought by Crawshay Bailey, ironmaster in 1836. Henry and Edward Searle were also owners. Later the residence of Sir George Elliott, managing director of the Powell Dyffryn Steam Coal Co. Converted to offices C20. Building lines show the structure to have been built in stages. Appears as Aberamman Isha on Tithe Map of 1847 with the long stable range as at present but with an additional small cross wing at NE no longer in situ.

Exterior

An exceptionally long range of roughly coursed rubble with dressed stone dressings and a corrugated roof with overhanging eaves. In four sections. Centre left is a barn with tall round-headed wagon archway with voussoirs flanked by 2 tiers of 2 ventilation slits on each side; modern metal garage door. On uphill side (right) is a section with 3 round-arched openings: central doorway and flanking windows with brick sills and blocked similar arched loft openings. At far end right is a section with originally 3 wide segmental-arched cart/carriage bays, 2 blocked with masonry and later smaller doors and one altered to a wide square headed garage opening; above are 3 round-arched loft openings with metal grilles. Downill from barn, the arches are flatter; 3 segmental arched openings to loft with grilles and 5 to ground floor, originally doors but 3 converted to windows, boarded. Fewer and mostly blocked openings to rear. Blocked oculus and square-headed opening in downhill gable end; in uphill gable end the ends of metal ties at purlin level are visible in the masonry.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a fine ancilliary range of pre-1847 date to the formerly important Aberaman House.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29504005

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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