1 Lower Cross Oak Cottages, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.904 / 51°54'14"N

Longitude: -3.2982 / 3°17'53"W

OS Eastings: 310785

OS Northings: 223622

OS Grid: SO107236

Mapcode National: GBR YT.Q6JM

Mapcode Global: VH6C6.SD8R

Plus Code: 9C3RWP32+HP

Entry Name: 1 Lower Cross Oak Cottages

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21136

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300021136

Location: The L shaped group of cottages stands at a junction where the road between Talybont and Pencelli adjacent to the canal meets the road to Aberclydach; this cottage fronts a small lane linking the two r

County: Powys

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

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Cross Oak

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Formerly a group of 4 or 5 cottages c 1740. Refurbished in 1929; the downpipes are dated and some are lettered JLM which refers to the Morgans, the family of David Morgan the Cardiff retailer. Now divided into 3 dwellings, numbers 1,3 and 5. Earlier name Derwen y Groes; Tithe apportionment of 1841 refers to Public House and Cottage. This property reputedly the former malthouse and cellars.

Exterior

Part of an L shaped range of 3 cottages, formerly a range of 4 or 5 cottages facing N and E. This property comprises the house at the W end of the N range. House of stone rubble, roughcast and colourwashed with stone tile roof and coursed stone end stacks with narrow cornices. Main frontage of one storey and attic, 2 window range of lattice leaded casements with stone sills either side of plain cambered central doorway with boarded stable-type door, dormers above. Stepped back to right a rear extension wing with hipped slate roof. Stepped forward to left is a wing of 2 storeys with Welsh slate roof, stone tiled to rear, swept eaves, shared stack, 2 half dormers with 6 pane casements; to ground floor a wide lintel infilled below, and to left a cambered arched window. Cobbled strip to frontage.

Interior

Interior not inspected at time of survey (23rd October 1997).

Reasons for Listing

Included with numbers 3 and 5 as part of a picturesque group of cottages of C18 origin.

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II War memorial at Lower Cross Oak
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II Greenhill
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1 Lower Cross Oak Cottages

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