Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Caersws, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caersws, Powys, designated on 5 November 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 5 November 1996
- Locality
- Caersws
- Community
- Caersws
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.52098, -3.44085
- Cadw reference
- 17547
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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 · 164 Llanidloes (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located approximately 1Km N of Caersws village, with its gable end to the road.
History
A tall estate house, probably built in the mid C19, perhaps for the Williams-Wynne Estate.
Exterior
Coursed squared greywacke rubble, with slate roof. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays, the centre bay sharply gabled, and a 2-storey 1-bay central rear wing. Central panelled door with tall margin-glazed overlight, set deeply in panelled reveals. Twelve-paned sashes in openings with slightly cambered heads, but the attic gable has a pointed headed sash window with intersecting glazing bars. Wide boxed eaves, bracketed from a high set corbelling course, and the centre gable has cusped openwork bargeboards. Gable stacks.
The rear wing is slate hung, and has 12-paned sashes and a gable stack.
Interior
Not accessible at time of inspection, (May 1996).
Reason for designation
Included as a well designed and preserved mid C19 house, with added interest as built as an imposing estate dwelling.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone S of Weig LaneTransportunder 1 mi
- Caersws Roman SiteFortunder 1 mi
- Wig BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Caersws Railway Station, with Stationmaster's HouseTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.