16 Gelli-deg

Cottage in a terraced row, 2-storeys, much altered. The row comprises an C18 3-bay house with small service range set back to right, mainly No 15 but left bay of house part of No 16, and 6 added cottages in 2 blocks (now the rest of No 16, No 17, No 19 and No 21).

One bay of No 16 is the left bay of what appears to be a 2-storey 3-bay farmhouse originally with end stacks, the left end one gone. Painted stucco with raised surrounds to openings and slate roof. Window is 2-pane sash to ground floor left, door is C20. Rear wall of painted rubble stone with large boulders at base. Rendered section with door to right, inserted to give access to the cottage made of the upper end, now part of No 16, and then lean-to pantry with catslide roof continued down over. Upstairs is one small 4-pane casement window over door. The first block of 3 cottages, now main part of No 16 and No 17 is painted rendered with slate roof and 2 stacks, one between Nos 16 and 17, the other at left end. Eaves and ridge line higher than earlier building to right. The cottages originally had one-window range, with small window under eaves, larger below and door to one side, No 16 has door to left of windows, the other 2 had 2 doors paired, between windows, door to No 17 survives, door to No 18 now a window. Glazing is plastic to No 16, replacing sashes, C20 door. Rendered rear wall has inserted C20 window to ground floor.

Interior not available for inspection. In 1988 the old farmhouse (now part of no 16) had oak double-purlin roofs with pegged collar trusses. There was a lobby entry by the right gable next to the large fireplace. The partition now dividing Nos 15 and 16 was of stone only on the ground floor and not tied-in, the stairs were against the partition to the rear. There were oak floor beams at 1.2 m intervals. Only No 16 was inspected of the original Nos 16-18 and it had a one-room plan probably with ladder or steep step access to upper room. Joisted floors, the joists axial, and ground floor flagstones.