Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tredustan Hall
Talgarth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tredwstan, Talgarth, Powys, designated on 28 September 1961.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 September 1961
- Locality
- Tredwstan
- Community
- Talgarth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.98333, -3.25476
- Cadw reference
- 6640
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on rising ground overlooking the Afon Llynfi, on the minor road from Talgarth to Llanfihangel Tal-y-lyn.
Exterior
Gentry house of the late C17. Rubble stone with slate roof. Two storeys and attics, with full basement. Main elevation to E is of 7 window bays. Central boarded door and overlight raised over 6 steps and blank window above. One either side, 3 regularly spaced timber cross windows with straight drip course over timber lintels. Roof hipped and sprocketed, forming wide overhanging boxed eaves. Gable 2-flue stack at N end, and an added external stack to the rear of the S end. Small lobby over side door. Modern addition to N.
Interior
Entrance leads to square central hall with lateral fireplace on rear wall. Ceiling of 3 bays divided by cross beams. Door to stair at rear, and former door to cellars. Parlour at N end with end stack. Left bay contains kitchen and service room.
Reason for designation
Included as an important example illustrating the move from the vernacular tradition to the centrally-planned house-type in Wales at the end of the C17.
Nearby in the register
- Tredustan Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- Tredustan CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Trefecca Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- U-Shaped Ranges of Farm buildings enclosing the Farmyard at Tredustan CourtAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.