Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Groeswen
Erwood, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gwenddwr, Builth Wells, Erwood, Powys, designated on 3 August 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 August 2001
- Locality
- Gwenddwr
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Community
- Erwood
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.08289, -3.39301
- Cadw reference
- 25669
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 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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in an isolated position in the Nant yr Offeiriad valley some 2 km W of Gwenddwr village.
History
Farmhouse, earlier C19. Marked on the Gwenddwr Tithe map of 1840 as a holding of 77 acres (31.16 hectares) owned by Arthur Maenamara and occupied by Elizabeth Jones.
Exterior
Farmhouse, whitewashed rubble stone with slate close-eaved roof and rendered end stacks. Two-storey, three-window range of 9-pane windows and board door set to right of centre not aligned with window above. Painted cambered brick heads, stone sills. Windows have hinged opening top-lights. Big lean-to on left end with 4-pane small window over 9-pane window and stone stack on side wall. Outshut rear to main house, the rear wall collapsed (2000), entry into both outshut and lean-to under lean-to porch in re-entrant angle. Right end wall has loft light.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial traditional farmhouse of the late Georgian type.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Beili HeulogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gwenddwr Deserted VillageDeserted Rural Settlement1 mi
- Church of St DubriciusReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- Castle Earthwork 200m S of Coed CaeauRingwork2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.