Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pen-y-Lan Farmhouse, and attached Barn To North
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 16 December 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.93681, -3.39331
- Cadw reference
- 6807
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)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the S edge of Brecon Community, about 1.5km S of the centre; reached by track through Bailyhelig Farm.
History
Barn and house probably of C18 date with C19 and C20 alterations and additions to house.
Exterior
Long house derivative; barn and house adjoin each other along W side of farmyard, with part of the farmhouse, comprising a lean-to, against a long rear elevation of the barn. The barn is at the N end of the range and the farmhouse at the S end. Barn of 4 bays with slate roof and stone walls and loft entry in N gable end. Tall double doors with slate canopies on both sides of barn in 2nd bay from N end; stone threshing floor. Part of the farmhouse, comprising a lean-to, is built against the S bay of the western elevation of the barn; slate roof continuous with roof of barn; chimney stack; colour-washed stone rubble walls. The remainder of the farmhouse to the S has a separate slate roof with higher ridge than the barn. The E elevation of the farmhouse is of 2 storeys, 2 bays with central doorway; ground floor of painted stone rubble, with stonework similar to that of the barn although with apparently discontinuous courses; upper floor of painted brick. Small-pane Brecon hopper windows; modern painted brick porch.
Reason for designation
A rare example within Brecon Community of a relatively unaltered longhouse derivative farmhouse and attached barn. Group Value with and former stable to rear.
Nearby in the register
- Former Stable at Pen-y-Lan FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Canal Weights & Measures Office at Canal BasinTransportunder 1 mi
- Canal Bridge at S end of Gasworks LaneTransportunder 1 mi
- Former BarnAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.