Fron Farmhouse

SJ 23 NE 1/101

WESTON RHYN CP FRON Fron Farmhouse

II Farmhouse. Dated 1692 with later additions and alterations and extension dated 1905. Painted uncoursed limestone rubble with roughly dressed angle quoins; slate roofs. Original L-plan with 1905 addition in angle to left.

Two storeys plus gable-lit attic to cross-wing of C17 part. Mainly early C20 casements, one on each floor to gable of cross-wing and to gable of C20 addition. Back wall has similar windows, irregularly spaced on five different levels, including one lighting staircase. Entrance through early C20 door under contemporary lean-to hood to left of cross-wing. External end stack to left of main range and large external lateral stack of narrow red bricks and rubblestone to cross wing, tops of both rebuilt in early C20 red brick. Contemporary red brick ridge stack to rear of C20 addition. Roof apparently reconstructed 1905 with contemporary projecting double-purlin ends to gables. Early C20 datestone "1692" to apex of cross-wing gable and date "1905" carved on tie beam of C20 addition. C19 rubblestone outbuildings (partly enclosing external stack) attached to right wall of cross-wing and projecting to front.

INTERIOR: front room of cross-wing has chamfered spine beams with straight-cut stops and infilled inglenook fireplace to right wall. C17 dog-leg staircase to left of passage in main range and in line with entrance rises to attic and has unusually carved splat balusters, moulded handrail and plain newel-posts.

Listing NGR: SJ2659435292