Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wgi Fawr
Carno, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Wgi Fawr, Carno, Powys, designated on 12 November 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 November 1996
- Locality
- Wgi Fawr
- Community
- Carno
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.54464, -3.51077
- Cadw reference
- 17582
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 · 164 Llanidloes (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
North-facing house overlooking Carno valley , at the end of a farm road. Farm buildings abut the house to the west
History
Early C19 and shown on Carno Tithe Map of 1849. The relationship of the house with the farm buildings replaces the earlier tradition of the house facing the yard by siting the house to the side of the yard and with a view of the valley.
Exterior
Double-fronted, 2-unit house of 2 storeys. Rubble stone with lately renewed slate roof. To the front the doorway is to the right of centre, with the main unit to the left. The doorway has a segmental head and ledged and battened door with 2 glazed lights. The 9-pane windows are probably renewed but retain the original pattern and have slate sills; in lower storey these are under segmental heads, in upper storey under the wall plate. (The E side has a single 2-light casement in the gable.) To the rear is a doorway to the right under a segmental head, reached by 3 stone steps, with a window to the left under a segmental head. In the upper storey are 2-light casements under the wall plate to left and right. In the centre is an inserted window. Two end stacks in stone.
Interior
2-unit plan. Not accessible at time of inspection (May 1996).
Reason for designation
Listed as an especially well-preserved example of an early C19 vernacular farmhouse, characteristic of the uplands of the Carno valley.
Nearby in the register
- Gilfach-y-rhiwDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- PlasnewyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn y Gadair round cairnRound Cairn1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.