Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Crescent House
Glasbury, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Glasbury, Powys, designated on 18 January 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 January 1996
- Locality
- Glasbury
- Community
- Glasbury
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04548, -3.20109
- Cadw reference
- 17177
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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 on the corner of the B.4350 through Glasbury to Boughrood, and the former B.4350 to Hereford.
History
Built c. 1840 in a late Georgian style, formerly the Crescent Stores and post office for Glasbury.
Exterior
Colourwashed stone with pecked ashlar dressings, the end quoins carried up as pilasters. Slate roof. Two storeys, 3 bays, with a shorter attached rear wing parallel to the front, continued at right angles along road with outbuildings. Central 5-panelled door with margin glazed overlight within a portico on iron columns. Panelled reveals to door. To either side, 16-pane sashes and three 12-pane sashes to the first floor. Wide eaves. Large stack on east gable, and between the central stair hall and reception room in the W bay. The W end elevation, against the road has 12-paned sashes to the upper floor, but a C20 window below, and a blocked door to the rear wing.
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent and well preserved early C19 house within the Conservation Area.
Nearby in the register
- GrangetonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glasbury HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lamb HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glasbury United Reformed ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.