Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
5 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
- 51.90399, -3.29784
- Cadw reference
- 21140
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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.
History
Formerly a group of 4 or 5 cottages c 1740. Refurbished in 1929; the downpipes are dated and lettering JLM refer to Morgan, the family fo David Morgan the Cardiff retailer. Now divided into 3 dwellings, numbers 1, 3 and 5. This cottage was converted from a cottage and pigsty. Earlier name Derwen y Groes; Tithe Apportionment 1841 refers to Public House and Cottage.
Exterior
This cottage is on the wing facing the canal, adjacent to the larger main range at right angles. Of rendered colourwashed stone; stone tile roof with overhanging eaves, corniced ridge and axial stacks of coursed stone. Single storey and attic to right (former number 5), two window range of segmental arched metal-framed latticed casements with tooled sills to dormers and ground floor; similarly arched central doorway with stable-type boarded door. To left (former number 6), the far end of the cross range has a 2 storey cross-gabled street frontage with entrance to left hand side; similar single window range to street elevation.
Interior
Interior not inspected at time of survey (23rd October 1997).
Reason for designation
Included together with numbers 1 and 3 as part of a picturesque group of cottages of C18 origin.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Lower Cross Oak CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 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.