Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Caerhowel Farmhouse
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1983
- Locality
- Caerhowel
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.57187, -3.17463
- Cadw reference
- 7989
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on NE side of lane running NW off road from Caerhowell to Montgomery, leading to former railway goods-yard.
History
Late C18 to early C19 small farmhouse, described as 'brick built' in Caerhowel estate sale catalogue of 1912 but now rendered. Marked on 1839 Tithe map as part of the Caerhowel estate owned by R.J. Harrison occupied by Abraham Jones.
Exterior
Small farmhouse, rendered with imitation-slate roofs and flat eaves. Rebuilt brick chimney in valley between front range and narrow NW parallel rear range. Two-storey, symmetrical three-bay front with hipped roof. Two small leaded casement pair windows above with iron opening lights, and blank centre recess. Ground floor has a long cross-window to each side, with leaded glazing and iron opening lights, and former central door with inset C19 or later paired casement under moulded brick pediment on corbelled brick brackets. Brick NE end wall, Flemish bond brickwork over modern lean-to. Rendered
windowless SW end wall, one modern metal casement-pair in end wall of rear range to left. Rear range is narrower with parallel roof, hipped to SW, gabled to NE, and has two leaded casement pairs with iron opening lights.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a small late Georgian farmhouse, retaining some original detail.
Nearby in the register
- Caerhowel SmithyDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1-10 Caerhowel MewsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Caerhowel HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.