Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Square
Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Guilsfield, Powys, designated on 11 March 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 March 1981
- Locality
- Guilsfield
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69628, -3.15725
- Cadw reference
- 7891
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 west of the churchyard, and forming the continuous road frontage.
History
The house was formerly the Square and Compass Inn and in the early C19 was the property of Devereaux Mytton of Garth Hall.
Description: Built in the late C16-17 and C18. The house appears to comprise a cross parlour wing of two unequal bays with gable to road, and a stone built kitchen block, now a living room with kitchen to rear, probably replacing a former timber hall in the late C18 or early C19. C20 outshut on SW side of cross wing.
Exterior
Stone and timber framed with colourwashed infill panels, and part uncoursed stone; random slate roof. The framing is close studded with corner braces, and decorative angled bracing in the front gable. Timber boarded door with small light, and timber 3-light casement windows. The stone section to the right has camber headed 3-light transomed casements.
Interior
Interior of wing has a front parlour with a large brick stack with 4 flues, probably C18. Chamfered cross beam with check and scoop stops. The rear wall is also framed, the rear chamber extended C20 to rear and now without historic features. Main posts not jowled. Roof has single tier of purlins and principal rafters crossed at apex and tenoned ridge piece. Stone building also has a single tier of purlins made of re-used timber morticed for windbraces.
Reason for designation
Included as a distinctive part-timber framed building in the centre of the village, of group value with other listed items in the Conservation area of Guilsfield.
Nearby in the register
- Churchyard Wall and Gates at Chruch of St AelhaiarnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The PorchesDomesticunder 1 mi
- PorchesDomesticunder 1 mi
- The PorchesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.