Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pen Graig Barn
Builth, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 11 April 1980
- Date of amendment
- 20 December 2018
- Welsh name
- Ysgubor Pen Graig
- Locality
- Llys Buallt
- Community
- Builth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14684, -3.40837
- Cadw reference
- 7438
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Just to the SE of Builth Wells Primary School, within the school playground.
History
Late C17/early C18, local tradition claims once tithe barn. Relocated to its current location c1997 as part of the construction of the school. Now in use as an outdoor classroom and store. Formerly with double doors to central bays and fully weatherboarded, and with doorway and loft opening in the end bay of one of the long sides, and small loft openings in each end bay and smaller pair of boarded doors next to centre bay of the opposing side.
Exterior
Timber framed barn on stone plinth, part weatherboarded, slate roof. Central open bay in each long elevation. N elevation open framing to left hand bays, enclosed store room to W. Boarded gable ends.
Interior
Five bays. Open trusses on timber sill-beams supporting centre posts which rise to tie-beams and then arch braces rising to wall posts. Pegged mortice and tenon joints with carpenter's marks. Queen strut gabled roof.
Floor has some stone slabs and cobbles. Enclosed W end.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a well preserved traditional early timber frame barn, carefully adapted to new use late C20. Of historic interest for its use of materials and craftsmanship.
Nearby in the register
- HafodDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- OakfieldDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.