Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ashburnham House
Talgarth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Talgarth, Powys, designated on 14 August 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 August 1995
- Locality
- Talgarth
- Community
- Talgarth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99539, -3.23322
- Cadw reference
- 16294
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located behind a raised pavement, near the centre of Talgarth, 50m from the corner of Regent Street.
Exterior
Pebbledashed facade with large rendered quoins. Slate roof. Three storeys, 4 window bays with quoined door in the 3rd bay; canopy over the recessed half-glazed door with a 4-paned overlight. Tripartite 12-pane sashes to bays each side, and a narrow plate glass sash to the left end bay, also with a secondary glazed door. Above, 12-paned sashes, and 9-pane square sashes to second floor, all the windows having moulded plaster architraves and stone sills. Paired modillion panelled eaves. Gable stacks. On the right gable a long stair window. Added stack to rear and a rear extension.
Reason for designation
Included as an imposing and well preserved early C19 building in an important position of group value.
Nearby in the register
- Old Post OfficeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Phoenix House (Black Mountain Interiors)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Bridge HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Bridge End InnCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.