Talhenbont

Talhenbont is a house constructed from rubble stonework with ashlar dressings and slate roofs featuring imposed slate copings. It has two storeys, a cellar, and attics. The layout includes a hall range with a west cross wing, which is now accessed through a wide gabled 19th-century porch on the wing that leads to a parlour, continuing through to the great hall with a lateral stack. There are 19th-century extensions on the northeast corner, along with a service wing extending to the north. The plinth around the hall and wing has ogee moulding. The south door of the hall, located at the angle with the wing, features ogee moulded jambs that rise to a Tudor arch, complete with a label moulding that turns up at the ends and frames the initials WV. The house has stone ovolo-mullioned windows throughout, including 4-light and transomed windows in the hall, and 2- and 3-light windows above, some of which have been restored, as well as similar windows on the wing. The wing's elevation has a large central gable with a terminal stack, representing the original end gable of the hall range, which has been extended on each side. The northeast side features mullioned and transomed windows with leaded glazing, and the eaves are supported by stone brackets. There is an added narrow rear wing parallel to the hall that projects to the east, which is whitewashed with raised joints and has further additions under a hipped slate roof. The north front displays a modern coat of arms with the motto NON NOBIS NAIT, and tall square chimneys with moulded caps.

Inside, the main hall boasts a fine lateral arched fireplace with a voussoir hood and a central shield of arms. Above this, in the wall, is a larger stone coat of arms that bears the quarterly arms of Collwyn ap Tangno, Osborn Wyddel, and Ednyfed fychan, dated 1607, all supported on colonnettes, likely from the 19th century, with stiff-leaf capitals. The hall features four main slightly chamfered plain cross beams, which probably originally supported an underdrawn ceiling, and a good 19th-century encaustic tiled floor. The entrance parlour contains restored 17th-century oak panelling, with an arcaded top frieze and a small arched fireplace on the south gable end.