Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Priddbwll-mawr
Llansilin, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Priddbwll, Llansilin, Powys, designated on 4 January 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 January 1966
- Locality
- Priddbwll
- Community
- Llansilin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.82799, -3.19209
- Cadw reference
- 654
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To north of minor road, 2 km south-west of Llansilin village.
History
At the east side the house carries the initials S(?) I and the date 1687 on a shield-shaped datestone.
The house is marked as Plas Priddbwll but noted as Priddbwll-mawr in the Tithe Survey of 1841, a property in the Bonner family with about 70 acres (28.4 hectares).
Exterior
A large house with its two-storey main range lying north/south (north-west/south-east), with a long three-storey cross-wing at the north end, a short three-storey cross-wing at the south end, and dormers centrally to east and west. Later porch in the south-west angle of the main range and north-west cross-wing.
The house is in local uncoursed quasi-rubble masonry with slate roofs. Brick chimney stacks at north and south-west. Fenestration entirely renewed, in timber in small-panes or in upvc, some openings slightly altered.
Interior
Interior not seen. Said to include exposed timber ceiling beams, timber framing and a large fireplace.
Reason for designation
A C17 farmhouse which has retained much of its character, notwithstanding minor alterations.
Nearby in the register
- HendyDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sycharth Mound and Bailey CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Barn at Pen y brynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.