Fforest Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 May 1962. A C19 Farmhouse.

Fforest Farmhouse

WRENN ID
stranded-gable-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Date first listed
31 May 1962
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Cadw listing

Description

A 2½-storey house of whitened rubble stone, slate roof and roughcast stack to the R. Openings have wooden lintels in the lower storey, brick segmental heads to the upper storey and attic. The central C19 porch has a segmental arch with freestone voussoirs, and glazed front door. In the lower and middle storeys are 16-pane horned sashes. Two gabled dormers have 12-pane horned sashes. In the R gable end is a small window to the L in each storey. To the R are inserted French doors, with inserted window above and small attic window. The rear has a short gabled rear wing with raked buttress, and added outshut on its R side. A flat-roof projection is to the L. Rear windows are all replacements. The L gable end has a segmental-headed small-pane window upper R, above a lower attached range housing workshops.

A former entrance hall has an closed-string stair at the rear. The room to the R has spine beams. The house is also said to retain 2 fireplaces with moulded stone jambs, possibly reclaimed from the castle ruins.

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