History

Originally a C16-early C17 3-unit cruck-framed hall-house. Documentary records refer to the house in 1690 when it was owned by Mr R Rowland, a landowner, who took part in the Great Sessions at Welshpool. A new block was added at right angles, probably in the early C19, incorporating the N unit of the early house. Possibly at the same time, a small storeyed cross-wing was added to the front of the earlier house, perhaps a new parlour. Shown in its current form on the Tithe map of 1840.

Exterior

The original house, facing NE, is single-storey with attic, with small 2-storey cross-wing to R, partly in front of the N unit. It retains some timber-framing with lath infill to front (now rendered over), and a plinth. The rear and gable end walls are of rubble stone; graded slate roof. At the junction of main range and cross-wing is a stone stack with 2 diagonally-set shafts. Entrance to central unit with boarded door; 2 small lights above. To the L are 3 x 2-light casement windows, of irregular size with iron or wooden glazing. The SE gable end has a blocked window to upper storey; rear elevation has 2 x 2-light wooden windows, that to L with dripstone. The small front cross-wing has a stone stack to gable end, and 2 small wooden windows to the 1st floor; window to R-return.

The later block, facing NW, is 2-storey and 3-window, constructed of random stone under a slate roof with stone stack to R. The front incorporates the NW gable end of the earlier house to the L bay, and the L-hand return contains a tall blocked opening. Central entrance with open gabled wooden porch with decorated barge boards, inside which is a panelled door. Detail includes segmental brick heads to openings, and 12-pane hornless sash windows; the lower L window has a slate-hung lintel. The windows to R are lower as the ground falls in this direction. Lean-to block to rear with stone corner stack and wide window; it once housed a boiler.

Interior

The entrance leads into a large hall, the ceiling with 2 deeply chamfered cross-beams with lambs-tongue stops, and similar joists. Inside the R jamb of the door, is the foot of a cruck. To the R is a large fireplace, the lintel papered over, with flanking wooden settles; a doorway on its L side leads into the cross-wing (not seen). On the L side of the hall is a timber-framed partition to 2 unheated inner rooms, which have deeply chamfered spine beams; the larger one to the E was a dairy with salting slab, and the foot of a 2nd cruck is visible in front of the end wall. Some of the partition panels retain wattle infill.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a C16-17 cruck-framed farmhouse with later additions, retaining well-preserved character and detail from several periods.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29503703

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide