Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Caerhowel Smithy
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
- 52.57146, -3.17830
- Cadw reference
- 7999
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 S side of road some 250m SE of railway bridge, on road from Caerhowell to Montgomery.
History
C17 and C18 timber framed cottage, formerly the blacksmith's house to a smithy, in use until c1930. The smithy was housed in a separate building, now garage. Marked on 1839 tithe map as owned by the Caerhowel estate, occupied by George Cross. John Jones, listed as blacksmith at Caerhowel in 1858-9 directory, died in 1879.Restored c. 1998. Kitchen added 2002. The framing shows that the upper floor has been raised.
Exterior
Cottage, square-framed oak frame infilled in painted brick with slate roof and central painted brick chimney. Four panels vertically by nine horizontally in front wall with two pairs of casement pairs under eaves each side. Centre modern rendered gabled porch with modern cross-window to front gable and modern door in right return. Modern cross-windows in third panel from left and in second from right. The right end wall has renewed timber framing, with old timbers in gable, showing that roof has been raised. Low single-storey addition on left end wall. Rendered rear wall with four renewed casement pair windows above C20 conservatory. Casement pair and door within, two windows to right.
Interior
High ground floor rooms. Right hand room has two chamfered beams and renewed fireplace. Left room has two chamfered beams, bread oven in fireplace.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a substantial timber-framed vernacular house.
Nearby in the register
- The Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Caerhowel FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Court Calmore FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1-10 Caerhowel MewsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.