Newton House

Unusual square plan with double-height great hall to S, and staircase hall, parlour, and kitchen to N; above the hall a great chamber. Entry through S porch to former screens passage; now entrance hall with service room to R of porch. Great hall to L, exposed beams on corbels; stone flagged floor with slightly raised dais. On N wall large fireplace has lintel with inscription "John Games mab ag etyfedd hena Edward Games ap John ap Morgan ap Evan ap Morgan ap Davydd Gam 1582" ("John Games son and eldest heir of Edward Games, son of John, son of Morgan, son of Evan, son of Morgan, son of Davydd Gam, 1582"). Above an elaborate heraldic achievement "Ar Dduw y gyd Games" ("All depends on God, Games"). At E end of hall, a wooden screen with pedimented doorcase of circa 1700 with double-leaf doors, screen has a lower zone of square panels above which is zone of rectangular divisions with window with turned balusters [ the screen was originally a gallery on columns filled in with the panelling and pedimented doorcase]. At NW end of hall, a staircase hall with wooden stair of circa 1700 with turned balusters. From staircase hall a blocked doorway with 3-centred head gave access to parlour which has a fireplace of circa 1700 with bolection moulding; cornices. Also on ground floor, kitchen with broad stone arch to fireplace, and original serving hatch. Above the great hall (ie at Second floor level), the great chamber retains (against wall) pendants indicating former decorated plaster ceiling; C16 stone fireplace with remains of plaster decoration over; flanking windows fine moulded plasterwork of roses and fleurs-de-lys.

Large square-plan house; three storeys plus attics, stone (mainly rendered); pyramidal slate roof with group of 6 large chimney stacks. The rendered entrance front faces S. Two gables, that to R advanced; on ground floor, exposed stone doorway to porch has 4-centred head with floral spandrels; similar doorway within has stops with tulips emerging from vases; stone benches; door with smaller door to its centre. Wooden mullion and transom window to R. At attic level, 3-light stone mullion and transom window; at second floor level, partially blocked 4-light window, at first floor level, 3-light wooden mullion and transom window. Gable to L has attic window as R gable, but blocked. To Second floor a 4-light mullion and transom window, and smaller similar window to its R; on ground floor, 2-light mullion and transom window. West elevation has 3-light mullioned window to upper level, and five light wooden window to ground floor; smaller windows (one blocked) to L. North elevation has 2 gables. That to R has at attic level, pointed window of 2 lights; towards R, 4 staircase windows each of 2 lights; a 2-light window to each floor set towards L. Left gable has attic window as R gable, Stone window of 2 pointed lights at second floor level, and a 2-light window to first and ground floors. The E elevation has 2 gables with, to R, a large projecting chimney with 4 diamond-set stone stacks. To L, gable with single diamond-set stack, small 2-light attic window, and at second floor level, a larger 2-light window. At first floor level, 2 mullion and transom windows, also evidence of blocked openings. On ground floor, a pointed-arched doorway, with 2-light window to L.