Llewelyn Cottage (also known as Ty Isaf)

Cross passage plan, the rear half of the passage now taken up with a later stair. The front part of the passage is flanked by sections of primary post and panel partition of standard type, that to the R with renewed sill beam; the shorter left-hand section has a glazed cut-out with arched head. Former hall (L) with re-used, broach-stopped and chamfered lateral beam and plain oak joists; whitened rubble walls and Buckley tiled floor. Gently-cambered bressummer to wide end fireplace, with later, probably C18 bread oven to R. The chamber to the R of the passage (former parlour) has joists as before with multiple modern soffit timbers to the front-facing window; slate flagged floors. C19 stair (relocated c1980) with primary stopped-chamfered oak doorframe to rear entrance beyond.

The first floor is open to the roof and retains good early oak and elm floorboarding throughout. The roof is of 3 bays with the primary stopped-chamfered trusses surviving below a later (c1700) roof structure planted on top; the primary purlins, collars and rafters are lost. Evidence of a blocked window at the hall gable end suggests that the primary access was via a newel in the front corner (leading up to the L of the hall fireplace), though this arrangement was probably superseded by a stair in the passage early on. Belonging to the secondary phase are 2 good vernacular oak partition screens, placed below the trusses; these have vertically boarded lower and horizontally-boarded upper sections, and each has 2 old boarded doors. The end chamber to the R (parlour end) retains its primary fireplace with chamfered oak bressummer; this is reduced and has a crude arched slatestone fireplace within, probably of late C18 date, with contemporary iron grate. Simple 2-bay collar truss roof to the parlour-end addition.

Sub-medieval vernacular storeyed end-chimney house. Of rubble construction with boulder foundations; modern slate roof with tiled ridge, expressed rafter ends and skylights to the rear. Squat chimneys (reduced early on), with weather coursing and modern capping; the heightened roof-line is visible on the N gable end. Off-centre entrance (R) to front with recessed late C19 4-panel door, the upper panels glazed; whitened reveals, renewed slate lintel. To the R is a large 20-pane C19 horned sash window and to the L is a renewed 16-pane sash; further 12-pane sashes to the upper floor flank an off-centre 6-pane sash. The rear has a corresponding off-centre entrance (L) with deeply-recessed boarded door. This is flanked by a recessed 16-pane sash window and a 12-pane sliding sash to the L and R respectively, both second-quarter C19, though in primary openings; small 4-pane C19 casement diagonally above the entrance. At the far L is a square, squat masonry buttress, apparently modern.

Adjoining to the R, set back and stepped-down is a later (c1700) one-and-a-half storey 2-bay addition; construction as before. This has a 9-pane renewed C19 sash to the upper floor at R and a modern boarded door to the rear; small square, plain-glazed light to its L.