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Sunny Bank, with attached garden wall

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4113 / 51°24'40"N

Longitude: -3.4863 / 3°29'10"W

OS Eastings: 296729

OS Northings: 169083

OS Grid: SS967690

Mapcode National: GBR HJ.Q7SW

Mapcode Global: VH5HZ.JS9F

Plus Code: 9C3RCG67+GF

Entry Name: Sunny Bank, with attached garden wall

Listing Date: 16 December 2004

Last Amended: 16 December 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83403

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300083403

Location: About 360m north of the Town Hall.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen

Community: Llantwit Major (Llanilltud Fawr)

Community: Llantwit Major

Built-Up Area: Llantwit Major

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Wall Cottage

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History

A probably mid C19 squatter's cottage of a type now extremely rare in a relatively unaltered state and especially in a semi-urban context. It is not marked on the Tithe Map of 1840 but must date from very shortly afterwards. The Lord of the Manor, the Marquess of Bute, attempted to clear away the squatters, particularly along the Cowbridge road, but this one was presumably too close to the town centre.

Exterior

Pebbledash front with cement window dressings, presumably over local rubblestone. The gable and rear wall are rendered and painted, Welsh slate roof, stone rubble chimneys. Very small squatter's type cottage with gable end to road in typical fashion. Two storeys with two window front; central doorway with a late C20 gabled timber porch. Small 6 6 pane 2-light casements. Plain roof with gable stacks. Rear elevation with small single storey kitchen extension under flat roof. Two modern top hung lights on the upper floor.
To the right of the main elevation is a small attached outhouse, probably contemporary, which will be the wood store and privy.
The front garden is surrounded by a limestone rubble wall about 1.2m in height and another separates the rear yard from the road and is attached to the rear outhouse (qv).

Interior

Interior not seen at resurvey, but it probably has direct entry and very small rooms as it is still single depth.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its rarity and historic interest as a largely unaltered squatter's-type cottage in an urban location.

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