Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glan Bechan
Bettws, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 March 1953
- Locality
- Bechan Valley
- Community
- Bettws
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.55177, -3.29000
- Cadw reference
- 7553
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located approximately 1.3km S of Bettws Cedewain church on S side of a minor road near to junction with B4389. The house has farm buildings on the E side.
History
Dated 1651. Belonged to the Gregynog Estate until 1920s when sold. Roof renewed and lean-to added 1980s.
Exterior
L-shaped timber framed house of 2 storeys with lobby entry, consisting of main range with N wing. Timber framing in square panels (with brick nogging) and tension bracing, partly renewed in brick painted black and white; renewed slate roof with axial brick stack. Fenestration consists of lately renewed wooden casements in earlier openings. W gable of main range, facing the road, is richly treated, having ornate moulded brackets beneath a jettied tie beam which has a moulded soffit and is carved with the date 1651. The gable has painted quatrefoils. In the lower storey is a C19 bay with 3-light window. The front elevation has scattered fenestration (and porch at the angle with the N wing added late C20, lean-to on E side also added recently).
Interior
Not accessible at the time of inspection (October-November 1996).
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of the C17 timber framed tradition in Montgomeryshire, with richly-decorated W gable as frontispiece.
Nearby in the register
- Pontyperchill FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont y PerchyllTransportunder 1 mi
- Little AberbechanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Aber Bechan DykeLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.