Ty Mawr

Essentially, the structure of the original remains intact, albeit partially encased in additions, and extensively renewed on restoration. The original layout can be traced in part, though there has been much alteration to the plan, including opening out the entire upper storey, and removing the ceiling in the added bays to the north to create a single space open to the roof. It appears to have comprised a 3-unit cross-passage plan with the chimney backing onto the passage, beyond which was a small outer room; beyond the fireplace was a hall and two inner rooms, with 3 chambers upstairs. At the ground floor, the early structure is visible, though the plan has been modified: it appears to have comprised cross passage and outer room to south of the fireplace (now a single room, though with evidence for the earlier partition), and hall to its north, divided by a surviving post and panel partition from paired inner rooms beyond (these also now a single room, further opened out into the added north bay): quality of finish on the timber-work to the hall and passage bay is notably higher than elsewhere, with stop-chamfered beams and joists. At first floor, the original north end gable now forms an internal partition at first floor level (the lower wall removed), with 4x2 panels of quatrefoil, all now lacking any infill material. Queen and king post truss above, slightly forward of the partition, from which it is jettied on brackets, above slim pilasters worked onto the faces of the studs. The north bay was formerly separated from the central main chamber by a partition (now missing). The two bays of the former main chamber are demarcated by a very unusual spere truss. Stack between central and south bays, with queen strut truss embedded in it; south bay has one strut truss of this type, also with evidence for a partition now missing, then the original south gable end is exposed with its decorative panelling, and queen and king-post truss similar to the north gable.

The original building comprises a three-unit, two-storeyed house ranging north/south; timber framed to first floor, underbuilt and extended in local rubble masonry, with slate roofs. One large stone chimney of considerable height rises axially between the south and central units. The timber-framing as visible externally in east and west walls (and internally to north and south) comprises a series of decorative panels with double lozenge braces, alternating with close-studding; windows (all reconstructed as diamond mullioned lights) fit into the vertically studded sections, including a long band of lights to either side of the porch. Ground floor has 3 irregularly spaced windows to left of porch in main range (the timber framed gabled porch is an addition of c2000), all with new timber diamond mullions. north extension is in plain uncoursed rubble; inserted or renewed windows throughout, all with timber mullions. Roof hipped over narrow extension at south end; rubble stone and rendered advanced wing with small mullioned window to first floor. Larger wing at rear.