Penarth Fawr
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Penarth Fawr is a hall house in the community of Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, Wales.[lower-alpha 1] The oldest part of the house dates from the mid-fifteenth century and consists of four bays of the original house, with the service rooms in the southern bay and the hall occupying the other three; a parlour wing to the north of the hall has been demolished. There is a seventeenth-century wing attached to the rear of the building. The original house has been altered several times, but was restored to approximately its medieval appearance in 1937 and is notable for its intact medieval roof and screen.
Penarth Fawr | |
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Type | Hall house |
Location | Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, Wales |
Coordinates | 52.9132°N 4.3522°W / 52.9132; -4.3522 |
Built | c.1476 |
Architectural style(s) | Perpendicular Gothic, vernacular |
Governing body | Cadw |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Penarth-fawr |
Designated | 19 October 1971 |
Reference no. | 4359[1] |
Official name | Penarth Fawr Medieval Hall |
Reference no. | CN086[2] |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Former Stable at Penarth-fawr |
Designated | 31 March 1999 |
Reference no. | 21602[3] |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | House at Penarth-fawr |
Designated | 31 March 1999 |
Reference no. | 21594[4] |
The hall is described as "one of the most important medieval gentry houses to survive in Wales" by Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Government, and as "an important medieval hall house" in the Buildings of Wales series.[5] It is a grade I listed building and a scheduled monument, and the seventeenth-century wing and stables are each listed at grade II. Penarth Fawr passed into state care in 1949 and is now managed by Cadw.