Bodynfoel and Tanrhiw Farmhouses is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 January 1953. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Bodynfoel and Tanrhiw Farmhouses
- WRENN ID
- dusted-beam-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1953
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Bodynfoel and Tanrhiw Farmhouses, Llanfechain, SY22 6XF
- OS grid reference
- SJ 182 214
- Coordinates
- 52.78432, -3.21376
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Bodynfoel and Tanrhiw Farmhouses is a large, symmetrical two-storey house built of brick with stone quoins. The front, sides, and part of the rear are painted white, and it has a hipped slate roof, likely restored in the early 20th century. The most notable feature is the front (south) elevation, which is less altered than the others and faces downhill, away from the farm track. This elevation includes two projecting wings with two windows each and a central section with three windows. There is a heavy stone string course at the first-floor level. The central block has two flat-roofed dormers, while the wings originally had gabled dormers that have been replaced with similar dormers. The front windows are modern but fit within the old openings, which still have their segmental brick heads and stone sills.
At the rear, the prominent feature is a large central lateral chimney made of brick, which has been significantly heightened. The walled-up heads of two original upper windows can be seen on the left side of the rear. The 20th-century extensions have a lower pitch catslide roof and feature three large through-eaves dormers with even lower pitch catslide roofs. There are large lateral chimneys on both sides of the building. A gabled two-storey extension is located on the east side near the front.
Inside, the farmhouse is said to retain some good woodwork, including the staircase and a fine mantel surround.
Local climate
Bodynfoel and Tanrhiw Farmhouses receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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