Bryn Eisteddfod

Bryn Eisteddfod is an 18th-century brick-built house with extensions dating to the 1830s, situated within a landscaped setting. The original core is T-shaped, but subsequent additions to the south created a Y-plan and changed the orientation of the main, garden front. The house is two stories plus attics to the front, with a basement level at the rear. All facades are stuccoed and feature plain cill bands, with slated roofs having overhanging eaves, deep verges, and pierced, decorative bargeboards. The stacks are plain, with chimneys grouped in threes and fours, topped with contemporary ceramic pots.

The symmetrical garden front incorporates a two-story canted bay, positioned centrally between angled ranges which also feature similar canted bays at their gable ends. Most windows are original 12-pane recessed sash windows, although those in the ground-floor bay of the right-hand wing are 20-pane, and some late 19th-century sash replacements are also present. An early 20th-century gabled leaded dormer is visible on the roof of the right-angled range. A single-storey canted porch, mirroring the profile of the central bay, was added in front of the main entrance. Designed by Colwyn Ffoulkes in the late 1920s, the entrance features double French doors, stepped up and framed by a moulded sandstone architrave, flanked by steel-framed windows, and protected by half-glazed double doors. A flat roof is finished with a stone-coped parapet and plain ball finials.

The rear elevation is marked by a projecting full-height cross-wing containing the main entrance, accessible from a basement level porch and opening onto a part-cobbled and part rock-cut service court. A contemporary six-panel door provides access. Adjoining this projection, and between the cross-wing and the left arm of the garden front, is a ground-floor and basement addition, also by Colwyn Ffoulkes, featuring steel-framed windows with concrete lintels, a flat roof with a stone-coped parapet, and a simple single-storey service extension dating to around 1890.

Inside, the entrance hall is characterised by moulded architraves to windows and doors, with a matching cornice. Segmental arches lead to the stairwell (left) and the dining room and service areas (right). The drawing room, located to the left of the stairwell, also has a reeded cornice with foliate bosses, panelled reveals, and shutters. The 1760s stairwell features a dogleg staircase with a swept mahogany rail, oak stick balusters, shaped tread ends, and a scrolled octagonal post. The walls are adorned with large framed plaster panels, complemented by a contemporary dentilated cornice. A later 19th-century glazed top-light illuminates the stairwell. A small, contemporary two-panel service door with L-shaped hinges is located on the landing, leading to a simpler, tight well-type back staircase. Further four- and six-panel doors continue the detailing.

The basement includes a 19th-century bell rack, while a late 19th-century former kitchen features a tiled floor, a ceramic tiled dado, a built-in cast iron range, and a glazed ceiling louvre. An adjoining pantry is fitted with slate shelving.