Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former School
Pen-y-bont-Fawr, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penybontfawr, Oswestry, Powys, designated on 24 April 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 24 April 2001
- Locality
- Penybontfawr
- Town
- Oswestry
- Community
- Pen-y-bont-Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.81074, -3.35761
- Cadw reference
- 25072
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the village of Penybontfawr about 60 m south-east of the church of St Thomas.
History
Built as a National School in 1857, to the design of John Morris, architect, for £617. The building is now the property of the Birmingham Scout Association, and is used as an outdoor activities centre.
Exterior
A former school and teacher''s house, consisting of a main east/west main range with a cross-range at each end and a lower slate-roofed annexe at east. The school part is single-storey but the teacher's house, at the east end, is of two storeys. Local axe-dressed stonework informally coursed. The front wall of the teacher's house and the east annexe are rendered. Slate roofs. At rear a modern toilet range with a low-pitched tile roof has been inserted between the cross-wings. The west wall and the south gable of the west cross-wing are slate-hung.
The windows are cast iron casements or fixed lights with quarry glazing, in timber frames, in openings with cambered heads. The gable windows of the west crosswing (schoolroom) at front and rear have trefoiled timber heads. The door to the former teacher's house is set back at right.
Reason for designation
Listed as a National School of 1857, retaining overall form and partially iron glazing. Group value with adjacent church.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of St ThomasNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pont FarrogNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Eiranfa with Post OfficeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Farm Buildings beside Penybont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.