Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old House
Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Felindre, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, designated on 9 May 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 9 May 1989
- Locality
- Felindre
- Community
- Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90202, -3.19588
- Cadw reference
- 7498
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 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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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
Set back from E side of minor road through Felindre. Restored late C20.
History
A sub-medieval house, cruck-framed hall house (possibly C16) with a later smithy attached.
Exterior
Two-storey cottage of rubble stone with steeply pitched, renewed slate roof (formerly stone tile) and end stone stacks. Doorway L of centre has a timber lintel and a boarded and ribbed door. Inserted casement window to L and renewed casement R of doorway in earlier opening. First-floor beam ends exposed in front wall. In the upper storey is a window offset to R beneath the wall plate with restored diamond mullions. Smithy is 1-storey L-plan range forward on L side, with inserted openings all late C20.
Interior
Not inspected at time of survey (September 1997), but said to contain flagged through passage flanked by two post-and-panel partitions with Tudor-arched door frames; S gable said to retain open chimney breast with chamfered lintel and turning stone stair to its L. Chamfered but not stopped beams inserted in C17 conversion. Cruck-blades have been recorded visible at first floor level.
Reason for designation
Good example of a regional building type retaining early plan form.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at CartrefAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Felindre FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge at FelindreTransportunder 1 mi
- The Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.