Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penpentre House
Maescar, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Defynnog, Brecon, Maescar, Powys, designated on 3 August 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 August 1987
- Locality
- Defynnog
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Maescar
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.93702, -3.56227
- Cadw reference
- 7489
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (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
Situated at SE edge of village on E side of High Street, by junction with lane to Maescar Farm.
History
Earlier C19 villa on edge of the village, recorded as occupied in early C19 by John Morgan (1783-1837) father of Rev P. Morgan, vicar of Battle, grandfather of Gwenllian Morgan mayor of Brecon 1910, and in 1870 and 1880 by Mrs Stephens, retired innkeeper. Set back in terraced and railed forecourt.
Exterior
House, painted rubble stone (formerly stucco lined as ashlar) with deep-eaved slate roof, overhanging at gable verges and rendered end-wall stacks. Three storeys, three-window range of small paned windows with stone voussoirs and stone sills. Top windows are 9-pane, Brecon hopper type, the others are hornless sliding sashes, 12-pane to first floor, 16-pane below. Centre door with stone voussoirs, half-glazed door. Formerly there was a 'pitched hood to open porch with ornamental bargeboards and finials', removed since 1987. Outshut whitewashed rear.
Front terraced forecourt with retaining wall of squared stone carrying wrought iron railings with scrolled finials and cast-iron urns to stanchions. Three stone steps up to wrought iron gate.
Interior
Interior not inspected, in 1987 it had central corridor plan with rear dog-leg timber staircase with moulded balusters. There was late Georgian detail to six-panel doors, shutters, moulded architraves etc.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial three-storey late Georgian village house, retaining original detail.
Nearby in the register
- No.3 Bull TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Defynnog House/ Ty DefynnogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Kestrel CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- No.1 Bull TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.