Llawhaden House

Llawhaden House is a largely 18th-century house, with a main range running north-south and facing east towards a small front garden. The house appears to have originated as three units and has undergone several phases of extension. A boldly projecting gabled porch of two storeys, likely original, is situated left of centre on the front elevation, and a smaller, two-storey gabled bay with a higher eaves line projects to the right. A single-storey service wing containing several rooms extends forward at the right side of the main house. A projecting staircase turret is located at the rear of the house, opposite the porch. To the north of the central part of the house is a large three-storey rear wing, and further north of this wing is a single-storey extension with a catslide roof.

The house is rendered throughout, with the exception of the windowless south gable, which is slate-hung, and the north gable, which is constructed of hammer-dressed rubble masonry. The roofs are slate with tile ridges, although part of the rear slope has been rendered. Rendered end chimneys are present on the main range. The service wing has a large central chimney and a smaller end chimney. The porch features a projection of an original chamber chimney, supported by corbels but now truncated at eaves level. The front elevation has exposed-frame hornless sash windows with 12 panes as through-eaves dormers in the first unit and in the gabled projections. Rear windows vary in size; the south windows of the rear wing have 18 panes. The north elevation, facing a stable yard, incorporates a horizontally-sliding sash window above a six-pane fixed window, along with casement windows in the service wing. A ventilator consisting of a medieval cross-loop with oeillets, apparently salvaged from a nearby castle, is set into the rear of the rear wing.

Within the stable yard, there is a hand water pump made by the Lion Foundry. The front porch contains a fine original door with two panels, which has been reduced in height by approximately 15cm. It features large bolection mouldings, a thumb latch, bolt, a brass bell-pull, and knocker. The rooms leading off the staircase hall have six-panel doors with simple architraves. A wide 18th-century dogleg staircase occupies the rear projecting turret, with a half-landing. A large moulded handrail begins at the bottom newel and sweeps up to meet a double-width newel at the landing. The staircase has closed strings and large turned and square-ended balusters. A dado runs along the wall, with a top moulding matching the handrail. One of the rooms is panelled. A storage room at the end of the west wing is vaulted.