Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glantwymyn
Llanbrynmair, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bont Dolgadfan, Llanbrynmair, Powys, designated on 31 January 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1997
- Locality
- Bont Dolgadfan
- Community
- Llanbrynmair
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.58798, -3.64502
- Cadw reference
- 18126
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 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)
- 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The house is located at the centre of the small former flannel weaving community, where the small Wern brook joins the Afon Twymyn.
Exterior
c. 1820-1830. Rubble stone and slate roof. Two storeys, consisting of a single subdivided room on each floor. Boarded door opens to lobby at the side of the gable stack. Four-paned timber cross windows, the upper windows gabled above the eaves. Montgomeryshire pebble paving in front of door.
Interior
Main living room is partitioned to provide service room and stair at rear, rising to landing and single chamber on upper floor.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the best preserved and most westerly examples of this type of 'cube' house.
Nearby in the register
- Bont DolgadfanTransportunder 1 mi
- TremafonDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynawelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bont Dolgadfan Independent Chapel, with railed forecourtReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.