Allt-y-bella

Allt-y-bella is a house dating from the later 16th century and 1599, constructed of rubble stone, originally roughcast, and with a slate roof. The house, as documented in photographs taken by Fox & Raglan, originally comprised a four-storey west tower block with a taller north stair tower and clustered diagonal-shafted chimneys. The south gable end featured a loft light, while the east front displayed timber-framed, chamfered mullion windows set within the angle: the ground floor had a four-light window and door, the first floor a four-light window, the second floor a four-light window, all with hoodmoulds. Diagonal shafts were present at the north end of the tower, with a gabled stair tower and a triple-shafted chimney serving what appears to be an older section of the house situated at right angles.

The earlier, lower range running east originally had a low two-storey south front, a brick ridge stack, and a rear five-light ovolo-moulded mullion window dating to 1599. A four-light diamond mullion window lit a closet in the gable. The rear roof was originally stone tiled.

By 2000, the entire south gable wall of the 1599 block had collapsed, causing substantial interior damage. The east wall retains remnants of windows, while the rear west wall is rendered and contains one ovolo-moulded mullion window. The stair gable to the right has a timber-mullion window at the upper level. The north return of the stair tower features a door and a two-light window with a dripstone below, and a further two-light chamfered timber mullion window above, also with a hoodmould.

The earlier, lower wing running east is more intact, with a roof constructed of mixed asbestos, tin sheet, and stone tile, and a brick ridge stack. A west end stack was raised when a parlour wing was added. The rear of this wing has a five-light timber-mullion window to the right, followed by a three-light window incorporating top lights. A small catslide dormer adjoins this. An outbuilding running to the same roof height to the left has a blocked broad opening to the right, and a small window with a paired casement to the left.

The south front has four small windows under the eaves, set above the ground floor openings. A door is positioned slightly left of the first upper window; another door, formerly featuring a gabled hood, is situated under the second window, with a ground floor window to the right of the third upper window, and a casement pair aligned with the window above. An outbuilding adjoining to the right has a slate roof with a centre square loft opening above a centre door and window to the right, both with brick heads. At the time of survey, the roof was partially covered with asbestos sheet, corrugated iron, and stone tile.

At the south end, a lower single-storey outbuilding has a metal sheet roof. A single bay stable has a door to the left and a window to the right, followed by a two-bay loose box with a further door and window.

The parlour block has collapsed, although some floor beams and two tie-beam and collar trusses remain visible. The earlier range is inaccessible. A shaped-head door, illustrated in Fox & Raglan, plate 3, figure 3, was not observed during the survey.