Pen-y-clawdd Farmhouse

Farmhouse, whitewashed and part rendered rubble stone with slate roofs. Two and a half storeys, large red brick stack on ridge, small one at E end. S front has 2-storey 4-window range to right, large two and a half storey projecting porch gable and then another gable, of a cross-gabled parlour block, gabled also to W and N. N gable is paired with a smaller stair gable, the top rebuilt in later C20. Timber mullion windows with timber lintels generally. S porch gable has cambered headed doorway with stone head of 2 large blocks, first floor C20 inserted 3-light window and apex small 2-light window. Three-light ovolo-moulded window each floor each side. Main range to right has 4 first floor triple casements, three C20, that to left ovolo-moulded C17. Ground floor has C17 recessed chamfered 4-light window, C20 triple casement (inserted), plank door and C20 cross-window. Cross-gabled W end block has S C19 triple casement to ground floor, C20 4-light above and tiny 2-light to attic, moved from barn. W end is whitewashed rendered with gable off-set to right. Tiered recessed chamfered C17 windows, 5-light to ground floor, 4-light and 3-light. Iron opening lights. N gable has C17 chamfered mullion windows 3-light to attic and paired 3-light windows to ground and first floors. Two basement openings, 2-light to right. Stair gable to left has 3 2-light chamferd windows, the top one C20. Return wall to left has heavy oak in chamferd frame. Three-window rear to main range, 3 ovolo-moulded 3-light windows above, one to ground floor left, 4-light recessed chamfered window to centre and C20 3-light to right. E end wall has 2 boarded loft lights and projecting rounded bread oven to right, stone-tiled.

Plank and batten door with applied fillets.

Lobby entry, 3-room plan with massive chimney backing onto entry, parlour block to W, hall to centre and kitchen to E. Moulded large stone lintel to kitchen fireplace. Plank and batten doors with strap hinges. Chamfered and stopped beams resting on window lintels, and chamfered and stopped joists to principal rooms to E. Stone hall fireplace with large wooden chamfered lintel with recess to its N end. Early C18 panelling and raised and fielded door to the parlour, called the Swearing Room. Access to cellar under W block from external door in NE corner of block. Solid oak baulk staircase with service shute from loft to cellar with access hatches at various levels. Chamfered and stopped wooden lintel to first floor fireplace with C17 Delft type tiles of Biblical scenes. Decorative plaster moulding to window splays. Upper cruck to the porch roof, reused collar trusses to most of the rest, earlier lapped collar trusses over E end.