The Neuadd

The Neuadd is a house dating from the 17th century, with additions and alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed of painted cement render with slate roofs and has yellow brick end chimneys. The house has a cruciform plan, incorporating a lower rear wing. The front range has two storeys and a three-window facade. Windows are mostly 19th century or early 20th century casements, generally three-light. A prominent porch gable dominates the front, featuring a cambered arched entry with stone voussoirs and a triple casement above. Flanking the porch are triple casements on each floor, with an inserted pair of casements on the right side, forming an angle with the porch. Inside the porch is a fine front door dating from 1670, made of studded plank with moulded strips, trident hinges, and a dated lintel. A Tudor-arched lintel with dentil moulding is also present, along with built-in seats. A 17th century oak plank door with applied strips, strap hinges, and a moulded frame is found on the right end wall. The rear of the house exhibits a range of triple casements alongside the staircase wing, with a similar two-light window at mid height on the left side and a casement pair on the ground floor to the right. The lower added wing features a yellow brick stack raised in red brick, a gabled loft door with stone steps, and a ground floor door to the left.

Internally, the front range is arranged with a central passage and a large room on each side. The staircase is located within the rear wing, opening off the right-hand room, and the cellar stairs are also in the rear wing. The main rooms feature chamfered beams with stepped ogee stops, regularly spaced across seven bays. The centre passage contains a four-panel door leading to a parlour, which has whitewashed beams and a 19th century fireplace. An ovolo-moulded doorcase provides access to the dining room on the right. On the dining-room side, the door has a shaped head with incised rosettes, ten framed panels, and ornate wrought-iron strap hinges. It leads to a passage on the left, opening to an external door in the end wall. A plank cupboard door with bead-moulded frames is located to the right of the fireplace. The stair opening on the rear wall to the left reveals an exceptional oak staircase with a dog-leg design, thick column balusters, moulded handrails, and heavy square newels topped with large tapered finials in the form of lanterns, featuring pierced sides, ovolo-moulded caps, and knop finials. Another ovolo-moulded doorcase frames a plank door with wrought iron hinges, leading to a parallel passage through the added rear range, passing cellar steps with a cider barrel slide. A 17th century rough railing with square balusters and a thick rail is present, with a newel featuring a fine lantern finial similar to that on the main staircase. A timber-framed wall defines the main stair. The rear range incorporates three chamfered beams with stepped ogee stops.