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Cae-Melwr Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanrwst, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1315 / 53°7'53"N

Longitude: -3.7838 / 3°47'1"W

OS Eastings: 280752

OS Northings: 360852

OS Grid: SH807608

Mapcode National: GBR 64.6RCV

Mapcode Global: WH65X.VKC6

Plus Code: 9C5R46J8+HF

Entry Name: Cae-Melwr Farmhouse

Listing Date: 25 January 1951

Last Amended: 19 February 1993

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3586

Building Class: Domestic

Also known as: caer melwr

ID on this website: 300003586

Location: Well back from road, to S of Pont Cae'r Melwr.

County: Conwy

Community: Llanrwst

Community: Llanrwst

Built-Up Area: Llanrwst

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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History

Bears datestones of two periods, 1662, and 1789. Formerly in possession of Wynne family.

Exterior

Two storey farmhouse. Main front and much of L return of house in dressed stone, painted; extensions and rear in rubble, painted; plinth. Slate roofs, widely hipped; square stone chimney to L, rectangular stone chimney to R. Entrance front faces roughly N. Three windows, vertical masonry break between L and central windows; on first floor C19 tripartite sashes, horned, set at eaves. Below R window, stone with inscription 'Sr P B Bar 1789'; beneath central window heraldic shield; beneath L window stone with inscription 'G W 1662'. Central doorway with panelled door, four-pane over-light; flanked by tall eight pane horned sashes. Outer bays have sixteen pane sash windows. Return to L has to R, on each floor, group of three windows under running hoodmoulds; on first floor, to L sixteen-pane sash, and to R two three-light mullioned windows (blocked); on ground floor, to L, two sixteen pane sash windows, to R, three-light mullioned window (blocked). To L (rear) of these, section with rubble masonry has sixteen pane sash to each floor. Elevation to R has single-storey lean-to, modern glazing, chimney to L; first floor window to R. At rear, tall chimney with projecting shouldered breast, small window to L on first floor. Single storey lean-to porch (modern door and glazing; broad window to L. To R of porch and chimney, square-headed window to each floor (modern glazing), to R of these, section of wall in smooth render, doorway set back in recess.

Interior

Main part of house has high ceilings with some chamfered beams.
Rear of house has double framed ceiling with stop chamfered beams and joists. Late C17/early C18 doorframe with moulded lintels and jambs.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with adjacent agricultural range.

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