Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Great Cefn-y-berrin
Kerry, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caeliber uchaf, Newtown, Kerry, Powys, designated on 12 September 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 September 1996
- Locality
- Caeliber uchaf
- Town
- Newtown
- Community
- Kerry
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.51911, -3.18685
- Cadw reference
- 17283
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on a minor road from the A.489 to Llandyssil, raised up on the N side of the farmyard.
History
A later C16 farmhouse, with C17 cross wing at W end.
Exterior
Timber framed, rendered to the front, and slate roof. One storey and attic, 5-bays with cross wing. Entrance to cross passage against wing, and rear lobby entry opposite main stack. Framing visible only at rear (N) side; close studding 3-panels high, with bay posts carved with staff mouldings developing rounded capitals with cut curved brackets supporting chamfered and cut-stopped jettied eaves. Wing clad in C20 brick to rear. Glazed porch over rear entrance, and various C20 windows. Large rendered multi-flue star-shaped stack.
Interior
Three-bay hall, with cut stopped chamfered ceiling beams, a later partition now separating off the main cross passage in the third bay against wing. Stack with chamfered deep fire beam and splayed reveals, now partly filled, concealing oven. Parlour, at E end beyond stack, now the kitchen, has a triple roll-moulded ceiling beam, with large ovolo and roll sides. Added lateral stack on front wall with strongly cambered fire lintel. Dog-leg stair in NE corner of wing has shaped splat balusters. Upper floor has jowled posts with mortices for corner braces. Two good C18 6-panelled doors. Double purlin roof. Some C17 panelling.
Reason for designation
Included as a high-status farmhouse retaining its early form and with good quality internal detail.
Nearby in the register
- Wantyn DykeLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Mile markerTransport1 mi
- Mount Pleasant EnclosureEnclosure1 mi
- Camp Pen-y-Gelli (revealed by aerial photography)Enclosure1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.