Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Criggion Hall
Bausley with Criggion, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 October 1953
- Locality
- Criggion
- Community
- Bausley with Criggion
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72991, -3.04487
- Cadw reference
- 7665
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
Situated 150m N of Criggion Church.
History
Farmhouse. C17.
Exterior
Red brick in Flemish and mixed bond. Slate roof. Two storeys and attics, three parallel blocks of 4 window bays, the N block C17 lobby entry plan. Elevation to E has 3 gables, rebuilt, with plat band and six panelled door in heavy frame asymmetrical to second gable. Bracketed canopy over entrance. Six window bays, the fenestration altered early C19 to ground floor; one 24 pane sash. South elevation has earlier section brought slightly forward and quoined with sandstone. Two projecting stacks on W.
Interior
Large entrance hall, former room, with lateral stair leading off left and passage to kitchen behind main stack on right. Stair has C17 turned balusters. C17 shaped doorhead in kitchen passage. First floor has two panelled and fielded doors, and further C17 small panelled door. Attic has lath and plaster partitions. Double purlin roof.
Reason for designation
The primary manorial house of the hamlet, placed in visual and historical relationship to the church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lacon VillaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Admiral Rodney's PillarCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.