Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Brook Cottage
Kerry, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Sawmill, 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
- Sawmill
- Town
- Newtown
- Community
- Kerry
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.49803, -3.24317
- Cadw reference
- 17313
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 approximately 3km E of Kerry, off the S side and within the cluster of estate buildings at Sawmill, by the side of the brook which passes through the front garden.
Exterior
Built c1860 by the Naylor Estate of Brynllywarch. Brick, with rock-faced stone quoins terminating with an shaped capital, and heavy stone lintels and sills to openings, the first floor windows with a moulded stone cornice on brackets. Brick dentilled eaves and verges. Two storeys, 3 bays, the front symmetrical about a 4-panelled door set off-centre in the elevation, and having a paned overlight. Sixteen-paned sashes. Two brick stacks.
Interior
Not accessible at time of inspection (January 1996).
Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved example of the larger estate house within the cluster of other estate housing which are similar in style to Nos 1-6 Springfield.
Nearby in the register
- 6 Springfield including Glanmiheli with garden and yard wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Springfield including Glanmiheli with garden and yard wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Springfield including Glanmiheli with garden and yard wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Springfield including Glanmiheli with garden and yard wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.