Prysan-fawr

Prysan-fawr is a 2-unit, central entry house dating from the 18th century, with an original kitchen located beyond a gable-end stack in a continuous range. It is a two-storey building with a five-window front, featuring central and end chimneys. There are two front doors, and a cartshed-granary is attached to the right (north) gable end. The house is divided into two uneven portions by three chimneys, the right-hand portion being larger and forming the main body of the house. To the left (south) is a two-unit kitchen with a separate door, replacing the traditional back door.

The main house is a two-storey, three-window range. The front elevation has rendered rubble walls, while the rear features widely slobbered mortar. The roof is covered with old small slates, grouted together. There is a rectangular chimney to the right (north) gable end, and another to the left of centre, marking the division of the two house parts. The front windows are four-pane sash windows. The rear elevation has three original window openings with segmental arches of rubble voussoirs and dripstones, alongside two later insertions or enlargements. The rear windows are a mix of four-pane sashes and casements. A side-entry porch with a hipped roof covered in thin slates and a large window is situated on the main house’s front.

The kitchen section, to the south, is a two-storey, two-window range, built of similar materials to the main house, with a large chimney stack to the south gable end, serving the inglenook fireplace. The first-floor window above the door is a 12-pane sash, while the others are nine-pane sashes. The rear elevation of the kitchen has one original ground-floor window and an enlarged first-floor window. The cartshed-granary to the right (north) has a wide door with a massive timber lintel and an external stone staircase leading to the granary’s north gable end.

Inside, the main house opens into a central stair hall leading to a living room on the left (south) and a parlour on the right (north). Doors throughout are of broad boards. The parlour contains full-height panelled reveals and a decorative marble fireplace surround. Upstairs bedrooms have tongue-and-grooved boards forming ceilings and partitions. The trusses are constructed of hewn timber with chamfers. The kitchen has wainscot to the left (south) of the door, along with a steep and narrow staircase leading to servants’ quarters above. The inglenook fireplace has been blocked. A former dairy is accessible from the kitchen, featuring a slate slab floor, and the churn was previously operated by a horse engine located outside.