Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Smithy
Manafon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Manafon, Powys, designated on 4 February 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 February 1997
- Locality
- Manafon
- Town
- Manafon
- Community
- Manafon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.61230, -3.31293
- Cadw reference
- 18229
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located close to the road at the W end of the village, with the smithy immediately to the right, and two mid C20 hand operated Avery-Hardoll petrol pumps with illuminated globes to the left.
History
A house built by the Vaynor estate in the mid C19, which at one stage accommodated the village blacksmith.
Exterior
Rendered and lined over stone. Slate roof. Two storeys, 2 bays, with a 2-storey short rear wing. Front elevation is bilaterally symmetrical, with a central gabled porch with a segmental headed outer arch leading to a C20 oak front door set in the original chamfered frame. Paned moulded timber cross windows set in deep chamfered surrounds. The upper floor has two raised and gabled dormers with similar surrounds. The dormer bargeboards terminate in spike finials, as do the main end gables. End slate hung. Central stack built of buff brick, with 2 diagonally set shafts.
Interior
Interior not accessible at the time of inspection (Sept 1996).
Reason for designation
Included as a well detailed and carefully preserved example of a C19 estate cottage, of group value with its smithy adjoining.
Nearby in the register
- Manafon smithyIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Lych gate to the churchyard, Church of St Michael and All Angels.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Grange, also known as The Old RectoryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.