Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hope Farmhouse
Trewern, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 January 1995
- Locality
- Hope
- Community
- Trewern
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.65953, -3.11313
- Cadw reference
- 15650
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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
Situated on the W side of the B.4388 from Buttington to Leighton.
History
Farmhouse built for the Leighton Estate, c. 1850.
Exterior
Red brick with slate roof. Two storeys, 3 bays with contemporary rear wing of 2 bays with gable stack. South elevation has centre bay slightly set forward and gabled, with later 1-storey gabled porch covering entrance. Twelve-paned sashes with stone sills and rendered lintels, the centre window on the first floor round headed with radial glazing bars. Attic gable windows also round-headed, and canted bay lighting ground floor and cellar at W end. Stack on E gable, and to rear of parlour in W bay.
Reason for designation
Listed as an example of the high quality buildings provided by the Leighton Estate.
Nearby in the register
- Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-RoadLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Old Hope FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Offa's Dyke: South of School HouseLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas WoodLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.