Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Rectory, including forecourt walls, gate, and railings
Glascwm, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cregrina, Llandrindod Wells, Glascwm, Powys, designated on 21 July 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 July 2000
- Locality
- Cregrina
- Town
- Llandrindod Wells
- Community
- Glascwm
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.16163, -3.28155
- Cadw reference
- 23660
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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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 200m N of the parish church, on the E side of the road through the village, next to Mission Rooms.
History
Built as a Rectory in the mid C19 and first shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey,
Exterior
House. Two storeys plus attic. Three window front; roughcast render; slate roof, rectangular chimneys to ends. Central 4-panelled door with modern glazing to overlight. Twelve-pane hornless sash window to each side. Three 12-pane sashes to first floor. Above centre, gabled attic with decorative bargeboard, and 9-pane sash window with ogee lintel. Rear of house (painted stone) has 2-storey gabled block at right angles.
The front of the house is enclosed by low wall with iron railings with spear finials, and posts with urn finials; gate in matching style.
Interior
Hall with wooden stair to rear, C19 panelled doors to rooms each side of hall. Left hand room has longitudinal beams; fireplace with wooden panelled overmantel; panelled cupboards to each side. Some C19 panelled doors to first floor also.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a well-preserved C19 house in the village centre, forming a strong visual group with the adjacent Mission Rooms.
Nearby in the register
- Cregrina Free Mission with gates and railingsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Penarth Mount Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- Road bridge E of CrosswayNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.