Vicarage Llanarth

Llanarth - a village on the A487 Cardigan Road, 3 miles south of Aberaeron. 

LLANARTH near ABERAYRON, CARDIGANSHIRE - TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. PERSONS willing to tender for the erection of a Vicarage House and Offices at Llanarth, near Aberayron, are informed that the Drawings and Specifications will be for inspection at the Greyhound Inn, at Llanarth, from Saturday 29th inst., until Saturday, 13th July, inclusive. Tenders to be forwarded by post pre-paid on or before 15th July, addressed to the Vicar, the Rev. D. J. Jones, Llanarth. Further particulars may be obtained of the architect, Mr. R. J. Withers, 51, Doughty-street, London, W.C; The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. Llanarth, Cardiganshire, June, 1861. [Welshman 14 May 1861 page 4]

CARDIGANSHIRE -For the erection of a vicarage-house and offices at Llanarth, near Aberayron, Cardiganshire. Drawings, etc, at the Greyhound Inn, at Llanarth, until July 13. Tenders, by post, pre-paid, addressed to the vicar. Rev. D.J. Jones, Llanarth, to July 15. Further particulars from the architect, R. J. Withers, Esq., 51, Doughty- street, London, W.C.  [Building News 5 July 1861 page 577]

VICARAGE- For building Vicarage House and offices at Llanarth, Cardiganshire, for Rev. D .J. Jones. Mr. Withers, architect. Tenders received: Thomas and Davies £1,655; Jno. Davies, £1,400; C. J. Davies £1,315; T. Jones 1,263. [Building News 26 July 1861 page 631- tenders]

LLANARTH VICARAGE, CARDIGANSHIRE, — This design is by Mr. Withers. It is a commodious house, with six bed-rooms and a dressing-room in all: well arranged, except that the “study” is too small. The offices show ingenuity of arrangement. A plain oriel and arches over square-headed windows and door openings, give a Pointed character to the design. It is built of Bath stone and a local stone, and its cost is £900. [Ecclesiologist February 1862 page 66]

LISTING TEXT - Sandstone squared rubble with tooled dressings, slate roofs, and prominent stone stacks. Two-storey, asymmetrical High Victorian Gothic design of some complexity. Rectangular overall plan with short S front, the gable end of a long E range to right and canted bay to left. W side has end gable of S front to right and long roofline running N, parallel to E range roof. Chamfered plinth, moulded band at first floor and windows are small-paned sashes in segmental pointed frames with stone voussoirs on ground floor and flat-headed frames with ashlar lintels above, all with chamfering to lintels and upper jambs. Flush stone sills. S front is white-painted, with projecting gable to right, two 12-pane sashes below, one above, the upper window recessed under Gothic blank arch with hoodmould. To right is two-storey canted bay with hipped roof, 4, 12 and 4-pane sashes below, 3, 9 and 3-pane above. W end external chimneybreast with set-offs at ground floor and in gable and stack with chamfered ashlar cap. This gable is also painted. Adjoining to right is painted slightly lower and smaller porch gable with first floor recessed 9-pane sash under blank Gothic tympanum with cinquefoil blank roundel. Six-panel door below in chamfered pointed surround with 3-pane overlight. Rest of W range is slightly set back with another ashlar stack on ridge, battered base and chamfered cap. Two widely-spaced broad 9-pane sashes above, over 12-pane to ground floor right and pair of 8-pane sashes to ground floor left. N end gable has 2 ground floor 8-pane sashes. E side is one long balanced asymmetrical composition with eaves gable to centre over long 18-pane stair light, under recessed Gothic ashlar tympanum with trefoil cusping. Moulded band is dropped below sill. Two small ground floor 2-pane windows beneath. Gable is slightly advanced with iron apex finial. To left is fine wall-face battered stack with two set-offs, and only one window, 4-pane to ground floor close by centre projection. To right is 9-pane first floor sash over two ground floor 12-pane sashes. Rendered N stack. N end lean-to against E side of longer W range. One E side 12-pane sash, N end 8-pane sash and door, all segmental-pointed. From NW angle runs screen wall to service court with high rubble walls and two big ashlar gatepiers, with plinth, mid-height string course and tall pyramid caps.

Reference    The Welshman 14 May 1861 page 4 and 21 June 1861 page 4 - contracts
Reference    Building News 5 July 1861 page 577- contracts
Reference    Building News 26 July 1861 page 631- tenders
Reference    Builder 27 July 1861 Page 520
Reference    Builder 18 January 1862. Page 52
Reference    Ecclesiologist February 1862 page 66