Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Ivy House
Churchstoke, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Churchstoke, Montgomery, Powys, designated on 1 October 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 October 1996
- Locality
- Churchstoke
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Churchstoke
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.53159, -3.04426
- Cadw reference
- 17347
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
Situated on the A489 (S side), approximately 100m W of turning to Hyssington. Set back from the road by a short driveway, and with outbuildings to the N and E.
History
House c1830 (dated 1833 on an outbuilding), with extension and bay to S added c1935.
Exterior
Two-storey house with attic, facing W, with extension and conservatory to S, and canted bay at SW angle. Random rubble with stucco to the front, roughcast the remainder. Hipped slate roof with 2 red brick stacks behind, and with projecting eaves and lath and plaster soffit. Three-bay symmetrical front. In the upper storey are 3x12-pane sash windows with hood moulds and projecting stone sills. Porch with 2 Tuscan columns with moulded entablature. Door glazed with 9 panes, with 2 panels below. Flanking the doorway are canted bays, with small-paned, full-height windows. Verandah constructed of a latticed iron frame, with swept leaded roof. Half dormers with iron-framed casements added to end walls, probably early C20.
Interior
Stair hall with drawing room and dining room to left and right. Straight stair with scrolled tread ends. Ground floor doorways with fluted architraves.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved early C19 house, retaining its original character, especially in the finely detailed west front.
Nearby in the register
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Broadway HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Simon's CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Todleth HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.