The Royal Oak, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9161 / 51°54'57"N

Longitude: -3.3198 / 3°19'11"W

OS Eastings: 309320

OS Northings: 224998

OS Grid: SO093249

Mapcode National: GBR YS.PF4S

Mapcode Global: VH6C6.D3TF

Plus Code: 9C3RWM8J+C3

Entry Name: The Royal Oak

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21134

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: The Royal Oak, Brecon
Royal Oak

ID on this website: 300021134

Location: In the centre of Pencelli Village backing onto the canal.

County: Powys

Community: Talybont-on-Usk (Tal-y-bont ar Wysg)

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Pencelli

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Pub

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History

Probably C18. Monmouthshire and Brecon canal and Pencelli basin close to rear. Some C20 remodelling including an Arts and Crafts style porch.

Exterior

Village inn. Of white painted stone rubble, with part slate part stone tile roof. Main 2 storey building to right has Welsh slate roof, overhanging eaves, ridge stack right and large external stack with offset left; this is partly incoporated into the lower single storey wing left which has a steep pitch stone tile roof. Four window range to main building of 9 pane Breconshire hoppers with timber lintels; shallow later gabled stone porch centre left with Tudor style arch with shallow hoodmould, kneelers of narrow stones and stone tile roof; 2 similar ground floor windows, and an altered window by further doorway end right. Single storey left wing has a 12 pane hopper right and casement left.

Interior

Interior not inspected at time of survey (30th September 1997).

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an historic village inn retaining much of its character.

Group value with Canal Store and Canal Bridge No.154.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Canal store at Pencelli
Fronting the canal towpath in the centre of Pencelli, adjacent to The Royal Oak.
II Pencelli Bridge (Canal Bridge No.154)
In the village of Pencelli, the main street running NE of canal.
II Courtyard range immediately SW of Castle Farmhouse
Extending from the corner of the farmhouse, this range forms the NW side of the farm courtyard.
II* Castle Farm farmhouse
On the E side of Pencelli village surrounded on 3 sides by the former castle earthworks with the canal bordering these to N.
II Granary at Castle Farm
Forming the SW side of the entrance courtyard, opposite the side entrance to the farmhouse.
II Pencelli Court (also known as Penkelly Court) including attached byre
At the west edge of the hamlet of Pencelli backing onto the canal.
II Barn range at Castle Farm
Forming the SE side of the courtyard at Castle Farm, opposite the house.
II Byre at Pencelli Court.
Forms the N side of the farmyard facing Pencelli Court

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The Royal Oak

A Grade II Listed Building in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys