Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Henefail
Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1996
- Locality
- Pentwrch
- Community
- Llanfair Caereinion
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.66698, -3.38091
- Cadw reference
- 17409
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back form the road, on low ground, close to the river at Pont Hênfail.
Exterior
History: Early C18 cottage named Hen Efail on the Tithe apportionment of 1842.
Exterior: Timber framed house, possibly originally of 2 bays, single storey with attics, with axial chimney stack. Whitewashed brick infilling and slate covered roof. Framing 2 panels high with slighter cross noggings and long tension braces. The framing is partially replaced by brick at the rear. C20 windows.
Interior: Not accessible and for sale at time of inspection. (October 1995).
Listed as a good late example of the timber frame tradition and notwithstanding later alterations.
References: OS Map 1903;
P. Smith, Houses of the Welsh Countryside, 1975, Map 10, lodged with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments (Wales);
Tithe apportionment c1842.
Nearby in the register
- Tyn-y-gerddiDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pentyrch SmithyCommercialunder 1 mi
- Rhos-y-GweisionDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty'n-y-rhos isafDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.