Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Upper Munlyn Farmhouse
Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Munlyn, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, designated on 26 October 1953.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 October 1953
- Locality
- Munlyn
- Community
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59890, -3.15754
- Cadw reference
- 7711
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)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (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
Located W of the level crossing, on a minor road leading down to the River Severn, and set above and behind the farm buildings.
History
A large C17 'L'-plan timber framed house, the timbering rendered over in 1955.
Exterior
Timber framing, 4 panels high, set on a stone base, and rendered over and painted in the mid C20. Slate roof. Two storeys, entrance in the re-entrant angle within a lean-to porch, and the main parlour in the E-W wing, which appears to be slightly jettied under the rendering, and has a hipped and canted bay window overlooking the garden. Lean-to on the W side of the left wing. Major stack of 4 star-plan brick flues, and an added stack on the left wing. Windows renewed in the 1990's; timber with paned double glazed inserts.
Interior
Not accessible at the time of inspection (October 1996).
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine late C17 Severn-valley type timber-framed house retaining original form.
Nearby in the register
- Forden Signal BoxTransportunder 1 mi
- Pound Fields CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- Camlad House (formerly known as Bryn Hyfred Hospital)Industrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.