 The two gabled wings on either side of the hall are jettied with the second floor projecting forward and the timber framing forming a decorated "geometric" pattern.Penarth lies in Dyffryn Llanfair, an ancient township which lies to the south of the river Severn.The earliest known owner of Penarth was Richard Pryce, who in 1604 was commemorated in a poem by the Welsh Bard and Herald, Lewys Dwnn.