Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pentre House
Churchstoke, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pentre, Montgomery, Churchstoke, Powys, designated on 1 October 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 October 1996
- Locality
- Pentre
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Churchstoke
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.52184, -3.06365
- Cadw reference
- 17364
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 Pentre, to the N of the B4385, near Pentre Farm.
History
Gentrified front range of c 1800, possibly an addition to an earlier structure. Included on a plan of 1794, which showed land in the ownership of Sir Jukes Grenville Clifton Jukes.
Exterior
Well-detailed red brick front range with masonry range to rear which may be service area. 2 storeys. Slate roofs with broad overhanging eaves. 3-window front with projecting central bay. 9-pane sash windows to first floor and 12-pane sashes to ground floor, all under flat arched, finely gauged brick heads. Sandstone, Tuscan portico, comprising 4 columns and an entablature. Overlight above front door. 2 external stacks with paired, yellow brick shafts capped by sandstone blocks. Single storey, red brick range on W side with red brick end stack.
Interior
No access to the interior at time of inspection (May 1996).
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine well-detailed, gentrified house of c 1800 retaining its original character.
Nearby in the register
- Pentre MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Pentre HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pentre CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.