Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Kerry, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolforgan, 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
- Dolforgan
- Town
- Newtown
- Community
- Kerry
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.50099, -3.26343
- Cadw reference
- 17294
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)
- 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 at the W end of the village, set on the N side and parallel to the road to Newtown.
History
Formerly stables, and one of a group of consciously picturesque group of service building in the park of Dolforgan hall, built by the Willans family c1900. Now converted to a dwelling.
Exterior
Brick and slate roof, with openwork blue clayware ridges, the brick is painted white, and decorated with black-painted design representing elaborate timber framing. Central two-storey cross wing, gabled to the front, with two bay single storey wings each side, the W sing continued as open garages with cambered brick arches, all accessed from the rear. All gables have elaborately cut openwork bargeboards terminating in eaves and apex spikes. At the centre of the cross block, a small raised shingled ridge ventilator. C20 timber and plastic windows.
Reason for designation
Included as one of a group of estate buildings Dolforgan estate, designed to promulgate a perceived local vernacular, and which make a visual impact at the approach to Kerry.
Nearby in the register
- ArhosfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dolforgan sawmillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Dolforgan Lodge (West) with gate screen, piers and gate formerly to Dolforgan HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dolforgan Lodge (East)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.