Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llawr Llan Farmhouse
Erwood, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 20 August 1991
- Locality
- Crickadarn
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Community
- Erwood
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07090, -3.32693
- Cadw reference
- 7513
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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
Situated on S side of road some 130m E of Crickadarn square, just W of farm-buildings from which it is now separated.
History
Farmhouse probably C18 altered in mid C19. Restored in 1990s with new windows. Part of a substantial farm group.
Exterior
Farmhouse, rubble stone, formerly colourwashed, with tall slate hipped roofs, (partly stone-tiled in 1991) Two storeys and attic, T-plan, the N cross range hipped to E and gabled to W with end stack, the main range hipped to S and with stone ridge stack. Entry is from E side by door in main range in angle to cross-wing, 4-panel with overlight and timber-lintel in C20 hipped porch. To centre is triple casement in brick cambered-headed surround. Above under eaves is 12-pane horned sash, with brick sides, casement pair to left. Roof has large gabled dormer with casement pair.
Crosswing projecting slightly to right has matching dormer, first floor and ground floor left windows with brick sides and casement pair to ground floor right. N side two-window range of replacement windows in brick surrounds, three 12-pane sashes, one triple casement..
S end wall of main range has 4-pane sash window each floor, the lower one in former doorway. Lean-to on rear W wall with S end blank panel over casement and rear W door and 2 windows. W end of crosswing has loft light, casement pair with brick sides and timber lintel to first floor right, over casement pair with timber lintel.
Interior
Interior not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial farmhouse of the C18 with characteristic large hipped roofs. Of group value with the rest of the farm complex at Llawr Llan.
Nearby in the register
- Old farmhouse at Llawr Llan FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cart-shed with granary and pig-sties at Llawr LlanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Privy at Llawr LlanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Llawr LlanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.