Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge Cottage
Berriew, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Fron, Berriew, Powys, designated on 21 August 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1995
- Locality
- Fron
- Community
- Berriew
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.56891, -3.21049
- Cadw reference
- 16366
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated immediately alongside the River Severn and approached via a by-road which leaves the A483 to the E at Fron.
History
Built c1840-50, possibly as part of the Pennant Estate.
Exterior
Painted brick with graded slate roof with brick axial stack. One and a half storeys, a small 2-unit plan cottage. Doorway to right, and 2 windows aligned with wide dormer windows with boldly overhanging eaves. Windows are all iron horizontally sliding sashes with small panes and interlaced glazing.
Reason for designation
Included as a largely unaltered and nicely detailed example of a small estate cottage of the mid C19.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box in front of Fron Post Office StoresCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Post Office StoresDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-FronDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge 137 over the Montgomeryshire CanalTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.