Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Rectory
Llandyssil, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 April 1967
- Locality
- Llanmerewig
- Community
- Llandyssil
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.52701, -3.24091
- Cadw reference
- 7722
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 on the north side of Llanmerewig village, in a low-lying position close to a stream. The church is c350m to the N.
History
Late C16 2-unit, lobby entry timber framed range. A rubble stone range at right angles appears to be of later date.
Exterior
L-shaped house of 1 storey and attics. The N-S range is of random rubble stone, while the earlier E-W range is timber framed. All under new slate roofs, with 2 brick stacks, one to the centre of the timber framed range and the other at the N end of the stone range. Decorated red ridge tiles. The W front, the stone range and the gable end of the cross wing, have been rendered. There is a C20 rendered, pitched roofed porch in the centre of the front elevation, and a gabled attic dormer to the N. Small multi-pane wood casement windows, one to each storey of the gable end, and one in the attic dormer and another below. To the rear (E) of the stone range is a C20 masonry lean-to porch, with door and small multi-pane window. To its N is another gabled attic dormer with multi-pane window below.
The 2-unit box framed range consists of 3 rows of square panels on a blue brick plinth. The panels are infilled with render. The S elevation is 9 panels wide and has a gabled attic dormer in the centre with a jettied bressumer. Because the timber framing of the upper panels does not align with the framework below, it is possible that it and the gabled dormer are of a later date. There are 6 small multi-pane casement windows, each fitting into a panel in the middle row. There are 2 similar windows in the dormer. The E gable end is 5 panels wide, and has passing braces to the lower corners. Central inserted French windows with small multi-pane flanking windows. The gable has a collar with diagonal struts above. Below are 3 casement windows as on the S side.
Interior
No access to interior at time of inspection. Said to be wattle and daub inside.
Reason for designation
Listed as a house of the C16, with well preserved timber framing, and retaining its historic character notwithstanding alterations to detail.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St LlwchaiarnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower MaenllwydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge at Fronfraith MillTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.