Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lisburne House
Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pontrhydygroes, Ystrad Meurig, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, designated on 17 July 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 17 July 2001
- Locality
- Pontrhydygroes
- Town
- Ystrad Meurig
- Community
- Ysbyty Ystwyth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.33425, -3.85253
- Cadw reference
- 25603
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 250m SSW of Old Post Office, below main village road, on lane to Llanafan, opposite Lisburne Garage.
History
Warehouse building, probably mid-C19, the loft said to have been used as a mining apprentices school associated with the Lisburne Mining Company, the prioncipal mining company of the area.
Exterior
Storehouse range, long whitewashed rubble stone building with close-eaved slate roof. Built into bank to rear. Two storeys, four first floor big 16-pane windows, renewed in C20. In the two to left only the outer panes on the top tier open; in the other two the whole top tier opens. Stone voussoirs, slate sills. Ground floor has two large arched openings with slightly pointed tops to arches, with stone voussoirs and three small square windows with slab lintels and no sills. The arched openings are set between each pair of upper windows, and the blocked square windows are alternate. Modern boarded sliding doors.
Right gable end is rendered with large window to first floor. Left gable has very small square window above 16-pane window (later small window to right); steps up. Rear has openings at upper level only, and 2 large rectangular stone chimneys. Doorway at right end, 16-pane window to left, and to left of this a modern flat-roofed extension.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare industrial building associated with the lead mines of the area around Pontrhydygroes.
Nearby in the register
- Gwynfryn and IsfrynIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box outside The Old Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- BronygraigDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old Post OfficeCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.