Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Trawscoed House
Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Guilsfield, Powys, designated on 25 April 1950.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 April 1950
- Locality
- Guilsfield
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69652, -3.15554
- Cadw reference
- 7893
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 in a prominent position at the end of Arddleen Road, looking towards the church.
History
House, c.1820-40, said to have been built as a dower house for Trawscoed
Exterior
Colourwashed brick, slate hung on the W gable end, with double spanned hipped slate roof. Three storeys, 3 bays, double pile plan with a central stair hall and service rooms to the rear.
Centre bay slightly broken forward and gabled, containing a 6-panelled door in a slender tall gothic-panelled doorcase with radial fanlight and flat canopy. Ground and first floors have Venetian windows, 15-pane, with shutters to the ground floor, and 12-paned to the first floor. Round headed windows to the 2nd floor, all windows having rendered lintels and arches. Brick cogged and dentilled eaves. West gable randon slated. Rear elevation is of stone rubble, also colourwashed. Window openings have segmental arches, and an added small glazed porch. Single storey slated rubble stone extension to the left links to Calcott House.
Interior
Through hall with panelled doors to reception rooms either side. Stair to rear.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved and distinctive early C19 house, of group value within the centre of Guilsfield.
Nearby in the register
- Public Water FountainGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Calcott HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Abercrombie House (Post Office and Stores)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Clematis CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.