Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Star Inn
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Talybont on Usk, Powys, designated on 17 December 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 17 December 1998
- Locality
- Talybont on Usk
- Community
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89486, -3.28881
- Cadw reference
- 21127
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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the centre of Talybont village, backing onto the canal, with the canal aqueduct and River Caerfanell bordering the garden.
History
Probably early C19 and associated with the construction of the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal c 1800.
Exterior
Late Georgian village Inn. Built of stone, rendered to front painted to rear, with shallow pitch Welsh slate roof and wide and narrow rendered end stacks. Two storeys and attic, 3 window range of 8/8 pane sashes in deep reveals with raised and painted gabled surrounds; central doorway with moulded hood supported by large elaborately carved brackets; end raised pilasters. Further sash windows to rear.
Interior
Interior refurbished.
Reason for designation
Included as an early C19 inn in an important village position, close to the canal and for group value with neighbouring listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Former skittle alley and tea-roomRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Talybont Aqueduct (Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal)Transportunder 1 mi
- Gileston Mill aka Talybont MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- White Hart InnCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.