Plas Talgarth is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 March 1951. Walled garden, conservatory.

Plas Talgarth

WRENN ID
slow-steeple-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 March 1951
Type
Walled garden, conservatory
Source
Cadw listing

Description

The original farmhouse is set at right angles to main front of the later house, the gables connected by a C20 quadrant walkway.

The large later house is built of coursed square rubble with raised sandstone quoins set on an outsetting rubble plinth, and a slate roof largely concealed behind parapets. Late Georgian style, 3 storey and basement, 5 x 4 window bays. The main front faces S, the centre broken forward, with major elevations to the E and N and a service wing to the W. 12-paned unhorned sash windows within openings with a corniced sandstone voussoir flat arch over and raised centre fluted keystones. Similar windows to the first floor and 6-pane windows to the attic storey. The elevation is terminated by a modillion cornice. Ridge stacks. The central entrance has 3 steps rising to a Tuscan doorcase with an open pediment over, the pediment extending over narrow side lights forming a slightly cramped composition. Part-glazed door and radial fanlight. The side elevations, each of 4 window bays have similar fenestration. The rear wing is rendered and painted, with a renewed slate roof. Five French windows on the first floor with lintels as the main house, opening on to a cast iron balcony supported on cast iron columns. Further windows towards the W end. On the left of the main front, a quadrant wing extends to a stone building at right angles, formerly the farmhouse preceding the present building, now serving as the community bar. Three window bays, the windows replaced in early C20, with a C20 extension of the roof over a front terrace.

The interior is now converted to flats. The main entrance opens into a rectangular hallway with a lateral fireplace, the walls panelled above a low chair rail. Bold modillion cornice. Doorcases have moulded architraves and raised cornices embellished with a Greek key moulding. On the left, a dog-leg stair at the rear of the hall rises around an open well. Three turned balusters to each tread, and iron brackets. On the first floor, similar doorcases open from the landing, with raised scrolled cornices and early C20 fire surround.

The earlier farmhouse is divided by ceiling beams into 5 bays, now without internal partitions. Kitchen type fireplace at the N end.

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