Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
1 Lower Cross Oak Cottages
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cross Oak, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, designated on 17 December 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 17 December 1998
- Locality
- Cross Oak
- Community
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90397, -3.29817
- Cadw reference
- 21136
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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
The L shaped group of cottages stands at a junction where the road between Talybont and Pencelli adjacent to the canal meets the road to Aberclydach; this cottage fronts a small lane linking the two roads.
History
Formerly a group of 4 or 5 cottages c 1740. Refurbished in 1929; the downpipes are dated and some are lettered JLM which refers to the Morgans, the family of David Morgan the Cardiff retailer. Now divided into 3 dwellings, numbers 1,3 and 5. Earlier name Derwen y Groes; Tithe apportionment of 1841 refers to Public House and Cottage. This property reputedly the former malthouse and cellars.
Exterior
Part of an L shaped range of 3 cottages, formerly a range of 4 or 5 cottages facing N and E. This property comprises the house at the W end of the N range. House of stone rubble, roughcast and colourwashed with stone tile roof and coursed stone end stacks with narrow cornices. Main frontage of one storey and attic, 2 window range of lattice leaded casements with stone sills either side of plain cambered central doorway with boarded stable-type door, dormers above. Stepped back to right a rear extension wing with hipped slate roof. Stepped forward to left is a wing of 2 storeys with Welsh slate roof, stone tiled to rear, swept eaves, shared stack, 2 half dormers with 6 pane casements; to ground floor a wide lintel infilled below, and to left a cambered arched window. Cobbled strip to frontage.
Interior
Interior not inspected at time of survey (23rd October 1997).
Reason for designation
Included with numbers 3 and 5 as part of a picturesque group of cottages of C18 origin.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Lower Cross Oak CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Lower Cross Oak CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- War memorial at Lower Cross OakCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Cross Oak Bridge (Canal Bridge No.147)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.