Penarth Fawr

Penarth Fawr
The west front of the hall
TypeHall house
LocationLlanystumdwy, Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates52°54′48″N 4°21′08″W / 52.9132°N 4.3522°W / 52.9132; -4.3522
Builtc.1476
Architectural style(s)Perpendicular Gothic, vernacular
Governing bodyCadw
Listed Building – Grade I
Official namePenarth-fawr
Designated19 October 1971
Reference no.4359[1]
Official namePenarth Fawr Medieval Hall
Reference no.CN086[2]
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameFormer Stable at Penarth-fawr
Designated31 March 1999
Reference no.21602[3]
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameHouse at Penarth-fawr
Designated31 March 1999
Reference no.21594[4]
Penarth Fawr is located in Gwynedd
Penarth Fawr
Location of Penarth Fawr in Gwynedd

Penarth Fawr is a hall house in the community of Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, Wales.[a] 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.

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.

  1. ^ Cadw (19 October 1971). "Penarth-fawr (Grade I) (4359)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cadw. "Pennarth Fawr (CN086)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ^ Cadw (31 March 1999). "Former Stable at Penarth-fawr (Grade II) (21602)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ Cadw (31 March 1999). "House at Penarth-fawr (Grade II) (21594)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b Haslam, Orbach & Voelcker 2009, p. 388.
  6. ^ "Penarth Fawr Medieval House". www.visitsnowdonia.info. Visit Snowdonia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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