Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge End Cottage
Llangynidr, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 28 August 1998
- Locality
- Llangynidr
- Community
- Llangynidr
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86488, -3.23066
- Cadw reference
- 20379
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 300m SW of Llangynidr church, on the S side of the main road through the village, E of junction with Mill Road and W of junction with Mardy Lane. Railed forecourt.
History
Early C19 cottage shown on Llangynidr Tithe map of 1845. Said to have been the former blacksmith's cottage.
Exterior
Two-storey cottage of rubble sandstone with larger quoins. The angle to R is rounded at junction with Mill Lane. Slate roof with stone stacks to R and L. The 2-window front has openings offset to R under segmental heads (large voussoirs in the lower storey and smaller in the upper storey), with 9-pane Breconshire windows and a boarded door. Good C19 spearhead railings to the front, said to have been made by the blacksmith John Owen; set on stone dwarf wall; curved to the left and with gate to the centre.
Interior
Not inspected at time of resurvey, July 1997.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a characteristic and well-preserved early C19 village house.
Nearby in the register
- DanygraigDomesticunder 1 mi
- Penyrheol (Nos 1 and 2)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Laurel CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Saladin CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.