Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
4 Pontithel Cottages
Gwernyfed, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 December 1995
- Locality
- Pontithel
- Community
- Gwernyfed
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.02167, -3.21905
- Cadw reference
- 17056
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located in a lower position and set back from the road 100m E of Pont Ithel, and close to the former track of the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway.
History
Early-mid C19. Latterly they housed workers for the adjacent chemical works.
Exterior
Two bilaterally symmetrical cottages of colourwashed stone with a slate roof and red tile crestings, each consisting each of 2 bays with lateral 4-panelled door with overlight set against the party wall. tripartite 12-pane sashes to the ground floor, 12-pane sash above and a further12-pane sash set centrally over the doors. Cornice to front elevation coved. Gable stacks.
Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved pair of C19 semi-detached cottages.
Nearby in the register
- 5 Pontithel CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pontithel HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pontithel (partly in the Bronllys community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pontithel (partly in Gwernyfed community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.