Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bron-y-Main
Meifod, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1953
- Locality
- Allt-y-Main
- Community
- Meifod
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72156, -3.23677
- Cadw reference
- 7655
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the valley scarp, close to the road, and above its farmyard.
Exterior
Farmhouse of the early C19. Local rubble stonework with brick quoining and dressings, brick dentilled eaves, and a hipped tile roof. Two storeys and attic, with a cellar at the NW end. Three window bays, with gable stacks, and two storey 1-bay extensions at both ends.
Central pedimented doorcase with 6-panelled door and a radial semi-circular fanlight. Symmetrical boot scrapers on step. Sixteen paned sashes with rubbed brick flat arches, and false window recesses at attic level. Coved stone cornice.
The end bays have rounded outer corners, and tripartite 12-paned sash windows wrapping round, although replaced on the W extension, and hipped roof.
At the rear, a central 2-bay wing forming a T-plan, with gable stack, the N and E sides having later tiled lean-to additions. Two tall round headed windows to upper floor of main block, one on either side, crossing attic floor.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding to FrondegDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty Bach at Ceunant FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ceunant FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Straw Barn at Ceunant FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.