Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cottage immediately to the east of Wern School
Carreghofa, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 5 April 1993
- Locality
- Wern
- Community
- Carreghofa
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77861, -3.09728
- Cadw reference
- 14213
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back from the B4398, a quarter-of-a-mile west of Llanymynech crossroads.
History
Submedieval vernacular cottage.
Exterior
One-and-a-half storeys, timber framed, slate roof. The framing of varied quality with some re-used timbers in large irregular square panels with brick infill. The walls have been raised with short panels inserted above the original wallplate. Left hand gable rendered and lean-to under tin roof. Rubble stone stack built into right hand gable end with brick upper, large projecting brick stack set into front left corner.
Irregular fenestration, C19 and later, set within the panels; tiny single light to right of door. Plank door with trellis work porch.
Stone rubble and brick garage attached to right gable under iron roof.
Nearby in the register
- Road Bridge over Disused Railway cutting in centre of WernTransportunder 1 mi
- Carreghofa Aqueduct parallel to the Public Road 700m West of LlanymynechWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Wern Bridge (Number 94)Transportunder 1 mi
- Old Elmtree Farmhouse and attached outbuilding.Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.