8 4 7 – 5 0 ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁L lang or se ▁Lake ▁in ▁the ▁Bre con ▁Be a cons ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁South ▁Wales , ▁to ▁the ▁designs ▁of ▁architect ▁John ▁L ough borough ▁Pear son . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁constructed ▁out ▁of ▁stone ▁d ug ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁g argo yles , ▁g ables ▁and ▁st ained ▁glass ▁windows . ▁It ▁contains ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁furn iture , ▁numerous ▁car ved ▁stone ▁fire p laces ▁and ▁M inton ▁floor ▁t iles , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁ ▁of ▁land sc aped ▁gard ens , ▁and ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁four ▁weeks ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed , ▁being ▁an ▁" out standing ▁early ▁T ud or ▁Rev ival ▁house ▁... with ▁excellent ▁detail ▁inside ▁and ▁out , ▁the ▁interior ▁retain ing ▁almost ▁all ▁its ▁original ▁f itt ings ." ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁major ▁work ▁by ▁John ▁L ough borough ▁Pear son . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁Robert ▁Ra ikes ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 9 0 1 ), ▁grand son ▁of ▁bank er ▁Robert ▁Ra ikes ▁( 1 7 6 5 – 1 8 3 7 ). ▁Robert ▁Ra ikes ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford - based ▁Christian ▁T ract arian ▁movement , ▁and ▁moved ▁his