Teithside House Including Low Boundary Wall And Gatepiers To West, Bridgend

Teithside House is likely to date from the late 18th century, and is a rectangular, two-storey and basement house with three bays. A later 19th-century addition extended the building. Unlike many surrounding properties, it is set back from the road by a spacious front garden with a central driveway. The building is listed for its imposing size, early date, and its setting within the local landscape.

The main, west-facing elevation is symmetrical, although a chimney stack has been removed from the left side. A central flight of steps leads to a gabled porch at the raised first floor; the porch is probably a later addition, as it obscures a decorative Y-shaped fanlight above the front door. The original house was originally only one room deep. A modern fire-escape rises to the second floor of the north gable, likely added when the house was used as a school hostel. Small windows at ground and first floor level to the rear (east) of the original house indicate its age. A large, three-storey addition was constructed in the later 19th century to the rear of the house. This addition incorporates a large drawing room on the principal floor, featuring a box window at basement and ground level on the north side, offering views of the River Teith. The addition also contains the main staircase.

The interior has largely been remodelled in the later 19th century, including a timber and glass screen in the front hall that leads to a large, central hall. Timber panelled doors are found throughout the house; the six-panelled doorpieces are smaller in the original section, while they are larger and four-panelled in the later addition. The basement has been renovated, but the large opening of the former kitchen remains visible. Some timber panelled doors with ventilation holes, indicating their previous use as store cupboards, are also present in the basement.

The house is rendered and painted white, with black painted window margins and arises. It has a nine-panelled timber front door. Various timber sash and case windows with horns are present, mostly replacements. The roof is pitched and covered with grey slate. A rendered gable apex stack on the south side features three circular cans.

A low boundary wall and gatepiers are located to the west. The wall is constructed of low, random rubble, slightly sweeping to the centre, and has capped square-plan gatepiers. Replacement railings are on the northwest section, and replacement gates are flanked by a pair of modern light standards on the gatepiers.