Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Christmas Cottage
Churchstoke, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bacheldre, Montgomery, Churchstoke, Powys, designated on 26 October 1953.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 October 1953
- Locality
- Bacheldre
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Churchstoke
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.52616, -3.12134
- Cadw reference
- 17336
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 in the hamlet of Bacheldre immediately to the rear and at right angles to Bacheldre Farmhouse.
History
Probably built in the C18 or early C19 as an ancillary service building to Bacheldre Farmhouse.
Exterior
Rubble masonry under a slate roof, 2 unit plan with 1 storey and an attic. The bakeoven with its masonry stack is at the W end. The front contains a central panelled door under a plain lintel with a window to each side and 2 later dormers above. Modern, 4-pane, wooden casement windows to lower storey. One small light to the rear and 2 attic dormers as on front.
Interior
One spine beam with very small subsidiary beams. A central post marks the original division between the bays. A new partition wall has been inserted to the E of this post to form a kitchen with staircase to attic storey. A slate surface is said to have formerly existed at the E end The fireplace spans the W end of the cottage and is of masonry with a substantial lintel. The bakeoven is in the NW corner and there is a seat or stand at the S end, beyond the fireplace.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding alterations associated with its conversion to a dwelling, as an unusual example of a detached service building, which forms part of a group at Bacheldre Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Bacheldre HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bacheldre BarnsAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Bacheldre HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bacheldre MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.