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Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Groes-Lwyd, Guilsfield, Powys, designated on 22 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Groes-Lwyd
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69568, -3.16988
- Cadw reference
- 15805
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
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 a platford site, facing S down the valley towards Welshpool, with access from the southern driveway to Trawscoed Hall.
History
Farmhouse. C16-C17.
Exterior
Timber box-framed with brick noggings, random slate roof. One storey and attic. Type C lobby entry plan, of 5 bays, the left bay narrower, with a 1-bay timber-framed rear wing to rear of the central bay and outshut on the N side of the E bay. Framing 3 panels high.
Entrance in second bay from E, to lobby, through shaped lintel to open framed and gabled porch. Six-panelled door. Timber windows set in frame, and two 2-light gabled dormers. Rear wing is 3 panels high with corner braces. Gable truss has queen struts to collar and raking upper struts. Single tier of purlins.
Interior
Lobby has post and panel partition opposite entrance, against the stack. Main living room has timber framed partition to inner room, and chamfered spine beam with swept out stops. Stack has timber cupboard opening at side of fireplace. C20 stair in narrow bay behind stack. Other parts of house not accessible at time of inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as an interesting and well-preserved long range of buildings probably originally with an integral in-line byre, now converted to domestic use.
Nearby in the register
- Trawscoed Hall (also known as Crosswood)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Entrance Range of service outbuildings at Trawscoed HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable building at rear of Trawscoed HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Granary and Dovecote at Trawscoed HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.