Llanbradach Fawr

Large farmhouse. Built of rubble, roughcast rendered, with slate roof, square corniced ridge, end and lateral stacks. 2-storey porch at centre is integral with lower range to right which also has a later lower cross wing, a former ancillary range, projecting front right; on the uphill (left) side, porch is attached to a later range with a higher ridge Rear elevation has 2 adjacent gabled cross wings, one to each range, that to uphill side lower and less deep and with a large stack in the angle.

Porch is steeply gabled and has a 6/6 pane sash to first floor and a moulded Tudor-arched doorway with sunk chamfers, incised spandrels and square hoodmould; inside there are narrow benches with wooden seats, flag floor, corbels supporting a ceiling; front door is 6-panelled with segmental arched overlight; attached to wall adjacent is a fireback of 1721. To left of porch, uphill, is a 2-window range of tripartite small-pane sashes, with stone-tiled voussoirs, cambered heads to first floor and segmental-arched to ground floor. To right of porch, downhill, is a 2-storey 3-window range of replaced small pane casements and central doorway with part-glazed door and hood. To rear the roof sweeps down low over downhill range; small pane casements to the cross wings. Attached walls enclose a rectangular garden to front.

Originally a 3-unit sub-medieval house plan consisting of central hall with screens passage entered from S porch with kitchen to right and parlour to left, later extended to right to provide a larger kitchen and to rear with a grander staircase and brewhouse. Main staircase is approached from hall and rear passage and has solid oak treads, rising in short straight flights with short landings through 2-storeys round a rectangular stone core. Uphill ground floor reception room leading off hall to left has panelled reveals and fragmentary panelling, moulded plaster frieze from its Georgian remodelling. Downhill rooms to right have doorways with chamfers and stops and comprise former buttery (right) with 2 chamfered beams, remains of former stairs beside deep fireplace - and kitchen which retains fireplace with heavy lintel, ovens, stone flue, remodelled stairs and boxed-in beams. Rear living room, former brewhouse, has beams with broach stops. First floor bedroom above parlour has plaster frieze contemporary with ground floor Georgian remodelling; wide panelled doors.