A History of our Cottages

The Thatched Cottage that stands at Treberfedd today was built sometime before or during the 1600s.

Once the cottage was built, Treberfedd seems to have carried quietly on for another century and a half until the early 19th century. In 1802 the single storey cottage was extended and improved, creating a larger space with a beautifully modelled Georgian frontage, symmetrical chimneys and the same thatched roof that we have today.

Traces of the distant past

Restoration work on the house in 2002 uncovered some wall paintings dating back to around 1650. The murals were painted using plant-derived pigments in a floral motif style which was very fashionable in the 17th century.

There are similar examples dating back to the same period on church walls in and around the South and East of England. The murals may well have been created by a travelling artist passing through Aeron’s Vale, who could be hired to paint the interior walls of people’s homes.

Find out more about the history of our farm and the owners of Treberfedd.