Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Woodlands
Glasbury, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 January 1996
- Locality
- Cwmbach
- Community
- Glasbury
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04825, -3.21219
- Cadw reference
- 17201
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the SW side of the road from Glasbury to Cwmbach, on rising ground set gable end to the road and facing S over its lawns.
Exterior
A tall house of the later C18-early C19, now an outdoor activities centre. Rubble sandstone, quoined, with a hipped slate roof. Three storeys, 3 bays, double pile plan, with service building around a yard at the rear. Cellars under the front range. The main S front has a central niche, and to either side full height tripartite sash windows with radial fans in the spandrels. Steps to garden. Plat band and 12-pane sashes on 1st floor, 9-pane sashes to second floor, all openings with slightly cambered stone arches and sills. Widely paired modillion eaves. Gable stacks and further stack to rear rooms. The W elevation has a door to the cross stair hall, with a tall 15-pane round headed window over. Narrower rear 'L'-shaped service range of 2 bays, 3 storeys. Main entrance is on the E side, now within a glazed porch with a hipped roof.
Interior
Front reception rooms have interconnecting double doors within a round arch. Cover cornices and marble fireplace. Extensive cellars.
Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved and imposing early C19 mansion.
Nearby in the register
- ClynheddwchDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glasbury Methodist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Maesllwch Arms HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lamb HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.