Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
3 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
- 51.90405, -3.29803
- Cadw reference
- 21138
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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 the junction where the road between Talybont and Pencelli adjacent to the canal meets the road to Aberclydach; partly 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 lettering JLM refers to Morgan, 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 1841 refers to Public House and Cottages, this property being the Inn. Dated bottles retained by owner.
Exterior
At the junction of the L shaped range comprising 3 cottages (formerly 4 or 5) facing N and E. This property comprises former number 3 at the E end of the N range and former number 4 at the N end of the E range. Number 3 was the largest house in the group. Of colourwashed roughcast stone rubble with Welsh slate roof with swept eaves and corniced coursed stone end stack to left, and another wide and shared to right. Two storeys, attic, and cellar. 3 window range of 6/6 pane sashes with shallow sills, central doorway with 6 panelled door and rectangular overlight, keystones to openings. Gable end facing road has windows at attic and cellar level. Former number 4 has single storey and attic, two window range of segmental arched latticed metal-framed casements to dormers and ground floor either side of similarly arched central doorway with stable-type boarded door.
Interior
Interior not inspected at time of survey (23rd October 1997).
Reason for designation
Included together with numbers 1 and 5 as part of a picturesque group of cottages of C18 origin.
Nearby in the register
- 1 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.