Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Folly Farmhouse
Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Varchoel, Guilsfield, Powys, designated on 11 March 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 March 1981
- Locality
- Varchoel
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69864, -3.13397
- Cadw reference
- 7876
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 at the junction of Folly Lane with the road to Varchoel.
History
C17 farmhouse with C19 refenestration.
Exterior
Timber framed with slate roof, W gable of brick. One storey and attic, 3 bays, with central living hall and axial stack with parlour to rear in the NE bay. Stack on W gable probably added, and later hipped extension at NE end.
Framing 3 panels high with corner braces to main posts. Panelled door in an open gabled porch furnished with seats, to lower W end of central bay. Iron lattice windows of the early C19 in Trelydan estate style, and gabled dormers. E gable has raking struts.
Interior
Interior not accessible at the time of inspection (October 1994).
Reason for designation
Listed for the well-preserved historic character of this estate farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Malt House FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Camp 350m NW of Varchoel Hall (revealed by aerial photography)Enclosureunder 1 mi
- 2 B4392Domesticunder 1 mi
- March HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.