Nicells is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 July 2012. House.
Nicells
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 20 July 2012
- Type
- House
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
House, 2 storey 3 bay. Colourwashed rubblestone, timber casement windows with narrow projecting cills and timber lintels, slate roof with close eaves, brick chimney stacks to right gable and ridge, large stone stack to left gable.
South elevation (formerly the main elevation) with door offset to right (formerly blocked) with relieving arch over, tripartite 3-light casements to the ground floor and modern casements above. Inline windows to left, staggered windows to either side of door with upper windows offset to outside. Blocked window immediately above the door and further blocked window retaining original timber mullion frame to left. North elevation with central C20 single storey gabled porch, 3 4-light casement windows to first floor, modern casements to left and right and 4-light sash to right of porch.
To right and attached is a single storey rubblestone wing with C20 screen wall to front, behind and with internal access from house are two outbuildngs. Attached to left single storey lean-to garage.
Formerly 2-bay hall and outer room with direct access on south side to hall. Hall on east side now divided by later full height masonry wall but retains large internal gable chimney with integral bread oven and later inserted oven. The fireplace was originally wider but has been narrowed with the original jamb stones to the left hand side visible and the lintel with plain chamfer shortened. The jambs to the fireplace, along with the other dressings internally are of Blue Lias with red rubblestone being used for the main wall construction. To the left of the hall fireplace is a cupboard formed from the base of a stone gable stair, the lower steps have been removed but the remainder up to first floor remain. Inserted masonry wall now divides former hall into two rooms with further central room. The outer room to the west is divided from the hall with a masonry partition wall and retains gable fireplace with large timber lintel, clay bake-oven to left and further blocked opening to right. Window to south wall has been centred to the room and the original lintel survives higher and against the west gable.
Later stairs to north rise to the first floor. Above the hall a cupboard has been formed from the head of the stone stairs and there is a deep recess to the right (south) side of the gable with a heavy timber door frame. Window to south wall has a plain chamfer stopped stone surround. Blocked timber mullion window with inserted window to side to central room and cupboard in the west gable. Attic with four pegged King Post with struts roof trusses with masonry wall of the hall / outer room partition rising to the ridge. Central truss above the hall clad and plastered.
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