Waundwrgi farmhouse

Waundwrgi farmhouse comprises an older block and a later addition. The original two-storey, two-unit house dates to an earlier period and has two windows on its front (south-west facing) with the doorway positioned slightly right of centre. A large chimney is located on the left, now partially concealed by the later building. At right angles to this older part is a two-storey rear wing. The later block, constructed in 1776, is also two storeys with an attic, and features a larger chimney at its left gable. The rear of this block has a catslide roof. A later gabled porch with a slate canopy has been added to the front where the two sections join. The older part of the farmhouse is built of rubble masonry, with larger stones more neatly arranged at the front. The later block’s front is also of rubble. Both buildings have slate roofs with tile ridges. The end chimneys are built of a similar stone, with some of the upper courses replaced with brickwork. The front of both sections has twelve-pane sash windows in exposed frames, most of which have been restored. One window has been converted into double doors with a slated canopy. Inside the original house is a small entrance hallway with a dogleg staircase at the rear; rooms are accessed via four- or six-panel doors. Early plastered partitions are said to have been stiffened with brambles. A large chimney in the original house has an original doorway leading into the rear of the 1776 block. The oven in the original house features a salt shelf on the right. The large gable-end chimney in the later block remains intact, open to the sky, although blocked by a wall at the front; a side door provides access, likely the location of a former large bread oven. The attic of the later block has roof trusses with cambered high collars. One truss is carved with ‘EH x E x G x 1776’ on the west side, and ‘x DB x EB x’ on the east side. The latter inscription is believed to refer to two sisters named Bowen. The principals in the lean-to catslide roof at the rear of the later block have curved feet, resembling local pseudo-cruck construction.