Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Webb's Yard Warehouse
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85913, -3.13529
- Cadw reference
- 7254
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Opposite the farmyard of Upper House Farm with gable end to the street and overlooking car park to rear. Formerly part of the farm but sold in early C20.
Exterior
Probably C17, contemporary with the farm. Tall rubble-walled barn with steep pitched corrugated roof, brick base to N end added to hold the town siren before the Fire Station was built. Entrance is now from yard under lean-to hood, timber framed window to left. Blocked entrance to front gable end.
Interior
Interior retains C17 construction with ridge beam and lapped purlins; part floored to N end.
Reason for designation
Included for group value.
Nearby in the register
- Granary at Upper House FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Former Granary to the Malt HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pigsty at Upper House FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Upper HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.