Penhein

Penhein is a large, two-storey villa of a typical Regency design, with Italianate features added in 1876. The house is rectangular, likely constructed in two phases, with two small service wings projecting from the north side. It is built of rendered rubble stone with a Welsh slate roof.

The main east-facing elevation incorporates an octagonal tower added in 1876 to the south-east corner, and a two-storey porch, also from 1876, centrally located. The porch features a plain door and narrow windows within its side walls. Above the doorway are paired arched sash windows with 2 over 2 lights, separated by a stone pier, and a stringcourse at impost level. A shallow hipped roof with deep eaves supported by paired brackets sits above. To the left of the porch door is a single 6 over 6 pane sash window, and to the right are two more; this arrangement is repeated on the first floor, but the porch is flanked by additional narrow windows. Deep eaves on paired brackets run around the entire building. A two-storey service wing projects at the right-hand end of this elevation, its eaves line lower than the main house and the wing is blind to the front. The octagonal tower lacks equal sides, instead presenting as a square with chamfered corners; it has windows only on its south-east face, with one 6 over 6 sash on each floor, and a plain stack attached. Further sashes are located to the left on the south elevation, two per floor.

The west front features five unevenly spaced windows per floor. A modern timber sun lounge has been attached to the south end of this elevation, with a plain stack above it. The north front, serving as the service yard and kitchen area, exhibits randomly arranged architectural elements.

The original 1820s layout remains somewhat discernible, although the alterations made in 1876 are dominant, with the exception of the staircase. The staircase is a standard Regency design featuring stick balusters and a mahogany handrail. Predominantly, the house's joinery is of Victorian origin, though several rooms retain their Regency proportions, including the Drawing Room, Dining Room, and Kitchen. Tiled floors and Victorian fireplaces have been introduced on the ground floor. The porch is confirmed as an addition of 1876, opening onto a passage, indicating the original front door was likely situated to its left. The upper floor rooms are largely unremarkable.