Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Saw Mill
Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 October 1998
- Locality
- Llynfi Valley
- Community
- Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89833, -3.24646
- Cadw reference
- 20635
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 1km NNW of Bwlch church on S side of minor road between Bwlch and Llangasty.
History
Probably an early C19 house remodelled with the addition of a saw mill and paint shop later C19. The mill is now disused.
Exterior
Two-storey house with lower 2-storey former paint shop attached to R, and former mill attached to L with a further wing behind. Of rubble sandstone with slate roofs. The house is scribed roughcast painted white and has projecting eaves, stone stack to L and brick stack to R. Double fronted with horned sashes in architraves and panelled door. Paint shop is 2-window, with blocked openings and central-pivoting window upper R. Mill to L has central stone stack, boarded doors to L (with overlight) and centre, boarded up opening to R under stone lintel, and a boarded upper-storey opening. Rear of house is cement rendered and is 2-window with casements in the upper storey, a boarded door lower R and earlier hornless sash window in lower centre. The paint shop has boarded doors in each storey with windows to L. The mill has a single 2-light casement under a lintel set back from the angle of the added rear wing, which has a wheelpit and arched tailrace entrance attached to its rear gable end.
Interior
Not inspected at time of survey (August 1997), but saw mill machinery said to be removed.
Nearby in the register
- Castell BlaenllynfiCastleunder 1 mi
- Cathedine HillDomesticunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Bwlch EnclosureEnclosure - Defensiveunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.