Wernllwyd Farmhouse

Wernllwyd Farmhouse has a complex construction history, with elements dating back to the late 16th century. The earliest section is a rear wing to the northwest, possibly from the late 1500s. The north bay of the main range was likely added in the 17th century, followed by a later phase in the late 18th century, which included the south bay and the staircase wing. The main elevation of the main range appears to be a refronting, presenting as a single build. The fenestration and some details suggest alterations around 1900 – a date of 1903 is visible on an adjacent wash house.

The rear wing is timber-framed, while the main range has brick walls to the rear and a random rubble stone facade to the front, with gables returning. It has a slate roof with gable and rear wall stacks. The main elevation, facing east, is two storeys with an attic, and has three windows, a central entrance, and a chamfered timber porch with a plank door within a pegged frame. The ground floor windows are wide iron casements with slim mullions and transoms, set within cambered brick surrounds. Similar windows are found on the first floor, with a smaller two-light window positioned above the doorway. The attic dormers have glazed cheeks. The rear elevation is brick in an English garden wall bond, featuring a large stack in the north bay and a projecting, asymmetrical wing housing the staircase. A lower, rear wing is constructed in a box-frame with tension bracing and a queen strut gable truss, with painted brick infill.

The interior of the rear wing consists of a single large room with paired service rooms at one end; this room has deep, complex moulded spine beams with stepped stops to the chamfers. The main range features a central entrance hall with a staircase rising to the rear, and principal rooms on either side. The hall has a coloured tiled floor, and slender spindles to the staircase. The north room contains heavy, stop-chamfered paired transverse beams and late 17th-century wall panelling (not in situ) to the chimney breast. Similar beams are present in the room above, while the rooms in the south bay have much slimmer ceiling beams. The house is notable for its early origins and the high quality of the timberwork in the rear wing, as well as its development history, representing a substantial farmhouse of considerable character.