Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 B4392
Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Varchoel
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.70542, -3.14306
- Cadw reference
- 15815
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
Located against the B.4392, halfway between Guilsfield and Arddl_n.
History
Pair of early C19 cottages, formerly the Navigation Inn.
Exterior
Red brick in Flemish bond, with hipped tiled roof. Two storeys and atics, each cottage of 1 bay but two rooms deep. Six-panelled doors in panelled doorcases, each with flat canopy on console brackets. Sixteen-paned sashes with stone sills and slightly cambered 22cm rubbed brick heads. The S elevation of Varchoel Villa also has 16-paned sashes to each floor of each bay, the panes being square in proportion, and an inserted casement window at the centre. Dentilled brick eaves. Stack on party wall at centre. Lean-to outbuilding to No.2, now garage, with a loft on the N (road) elevation. N wall is of stone.
Reason for designation
Included as a largely unaltered example of a pair of early C19 cottages.
Nearby in the register
- March HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Milestone at Varchoel CottagesTransportunder 1 mi
- Ty CanolDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gaer FawrHillfortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.