Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hen Blas
Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Burgedin, Guilsfield, Powys, designated on 22 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Burgedin
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.71676, -3.11908
- Cadw reference
- 15797
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the lane from the B4392 to Wern.
History
Small farmhouse, dated 1785. Timber framed with colourwashed panels between stone gable walls, slate roof. One storey and attic, 3 bays, entrance to central bay on S side, with probably original kitchen/hall in the wider bay to right, and parlour, now kitchen, to left.
Exterior
Framing 3 panels high with corner braces to main posts, marked with assembly marks. Wallplate has bridled scarf. Boarded door, 2-light timber windows, and 3 small dormers. Stacks on both gable walls. Over door is the inscription E A I 1785.
Interior
Has chamfered spine beams, and large stack in right bay.
Reason for designation
Included as being an interesting and valuable dated example of the continuing timber framing tradition in Montgomeryshire.
Nearby in the register
- Deep Cutting BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Milestone SW of Varchoel BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Gauging Weir Structures at the Wern, Wern MillTransportunder 1 mi
- Red Bridge, Wern MillTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.