Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glanaber
Llansantffraid, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 2 March 2004
- Locality
- Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain village
- Community
- Llansantffraid
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77564, -3.15863
- Cadw reference
- 82560
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Reached by a side lane at the rear of Bronwylfa, east side of Winllan Road, about 100 m north of the Lion Hotel.
History
A pair of houses facing but well back from Church Lane. Glanaber is dated 'T T / 1861', but is likely to be later than Llwyn Onn, the style of which it copies, but with reduced width. Although the front elevation of the completed pair approximates to regularity, it responds to the irregular siting by Glanaber being a little narrower and deeper than Llwyn Onn, so the two houses are of roughly equal size. The pair are in their completed form contemporary with Bronwylfa to their rear, facing Winllan Road, so they are as a completed group an interesting example of informal back-to-back house planning at a late date prior to the general adoption of building byelaws under the 1875 Act.
Exterior
The appearance of the brickwork of Glanaber is a little more regular and less weathered than that of Llwyn Onn, suggesting it may be a later building copying the style of Llwyn Onn. Glanaber differs in being narrower and lacking a dentil cornice.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
A good mid Victorian house, which has retained its character and constitutes an element in an interesting housing group of the pre-planning era.
Nearby in the register
- Llwyn OnnDomesticunder 1 mi
- BronwylfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- BryntirionDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St FfraidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.