Egryn Abbey

Egryn Abbey is a house of probable late medieval origin, with a Victorian wing added later. The original house is aligned east-west, with the Victorian wing situated at the western end, likely on the site of the upper end. The earliest part of the house is constructed of coursed rubble stone with substantial stone footings, displaying an exposed timber wall-plate cut by dormer windows. The roof is covered with random slate, and the main facade faces south. To the left of the original range is the gable of the Victorian wing. An entrance to the cross-passage is found at the left of the original range, featuring a moulded two-centred arched doorway constructed from locally sourced freestone. The original hall is suggested by two four-light mullioned and transomed windows with ovolo mouldings and hood moulds, using local freestone. A similar window lights the inner room to the east, alongside two three-light mullioned windows that do not align directly above. A third window above the doorway either appears to be a later addition or replacement. A straight joint marks the division of the later bay on the right-hand side. The rear elevation showcases a large gabled chimney projection and a lean-to porch. A nine-pane window and doorway appear in the added eastern bay, which also features a small lateral chimney.

The 19th-century wing is built with well-coursed and squared stone, topped with a slate roof of an asymmetrically pitched design at the rear, covering the staircase. The wing presents a neatly symmetrical facade, with a central doorway partly glazed with coloured glass in margin lights and featuring a lattice-glazed overlight. This is flanked by sixteen-pane sash windows, with three similar windows on the first floor.

The interior largely retains the late medieval ground plan, showing a cross-passage, a hall with an inner room beyond the dais partition (originally two rooms), and the Victorian wing indicating the position of the original outer room(s). The dais partition is constructed of post-and-panel work, continuing through the full height, although bisected by a hall ceiling. Two doorways remain; the larger doorway to the south likely served a parlour originally. Cupboards built against the wall, separating the hall from the cross-passage, conceal the lower sections of a box-framed aisle truss that exhibits cluster-moulding to posts. The continuation of this truss is visible in the upper partition and roof space, including capitals to post-mouldings, and elaborately cusped bracing to the tie-beam. Ornate cusped detailing is found above and below the collar. The central open truss of the hall (also visible in the roof space) is of arched-braced collar type, also with cusped decoration at the apex and a central boss on the underside; a cusped louvre truss is positioned alongside. Cusped wind braces are present on the flat purlins. A large lateral fireplace has a segmental arch with traces of painted decoration. The Victorian wing retains much of its original detail, including six-panelled doors, a staircase with scrolled tread ends and a swept rail, and moulded cornices.