Coed Helen

Coed Helen is a three-storey house, dating from the early 17th century, though significantly altered over time. It comprises three parallel wings joined by short links, however, a formal entrance front was not retained. The walls are roughcast and painted cream, with the north and central wings featuring projecting boarded eaves, some of which have been replaced. The roofs are slate and incorporate 19th-century graded slates, with end stacks to the north and central wings.

The north wing has a five-bay north wall, grouped as two bays and three bays. The upper storey contains 12-pane hornless sash windows; the middle storey windows are similar in size, except the centre and right-hand windows have single-pane upper sashes, while the left-hand bay has an inserted door. The lower storey has four 2-pane sashes, with a retaining wall on the left-hand bay where the ground level is raised. The left gable end faces a terrace at first-floor level. A square freestone tablet with “1606 WTG” in relief is set into the right (west) side of the north wing, along with a small casement window at the upper left. The right (west) gable end of the north wing has an external stack offset to the right and an inserted doorway on the left.

The link between the north and central wings has a two-storey canted bay window facing west, featuring a hipped roof and 16-pane hornless sashes, in addition to an inserted door. The central wing projects forward on the west side, with its two-bay west gable end containing 16-pane hornless sash windows in the lower storey, replaced small-pane windows in earlier openings to the middle storey, and blocked windows in the upper storey. A recessed link connects the central and south wings, with 12-pane sash windows in the lower and middle storeys. The shorter south wing is stepped out further on the west side, and has some metal-framed windows alongside boarded-up openings. Three glazed double shop doors are set into the south wall.

The south wall of the central wing is four-window wide, with openings offset towards the left. A boarded door with an overlight (boarded up) is on the right, followed by a 12-pane horned sash window, and then two 12-pane hornless sashes in the lower storey. A short, single-storey gabled projection is located at the right end. The middle storey has 12-pane hornless sashes, with the right-hand pair having louvres replacing the top panes. The upper storey has a single 12-pane sash window on the right and a 2-pane sash window to the left of centre. An additional 12-pane sash window is located in the upper right of the east gable end. Beyond this, the link between the north and central ranges has a 12-pane sash window in the upper storey, a blocked opening in the middle storey, and a replaced door in the lower storey.

The original plan of the house has been extensively altered, but a service stair with fretwork balusters and panelled newels remains within the link between the north and central wings.