Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwern-Owddy
Llandrinio, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhos Common, Llandrinio, Powys, designated on 31 January 1953.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1953
- Locality
- Rhos Common
- Community
- Llandrinio
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.75795, -3.05901
- Cadw reference
- 7618
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The house lies opposite the C N end of Gwernowddy Lane, to the NW of its former farm buildings, the large barn having been demolished.
History
Farmhouse, now house. Early C17, possibly for William ap Guttin ap Howell.
Exterior
Timber framed with graded slate roof replacing straw thatch. Two storeys,original building of 3 bays, type C lobby entry plan with brick and stone stack, now rendered,and cross wing kitchen at W end, and added stone built bay with gable stack on right. Post and panel gabled porch with projecting bracketed wall plate carrying bressumer with zig-zag pattern. Original boarded door. Much restoration with applied timber planking. Timber casement windows, those on first floor with small gables breaking eaves.
Interior
Lobby entry with living room on left, now containing stair.
Reason for designation
Good example of a regional vernacular farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Calcott HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- U-Plan outbuilding Ranges to N. & E. of Calcott HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Milemarker at roadside about 200m NW of Llandrinio HallTransportunder 1 mi
- Kitchen Garden WallsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.