Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Happy Union Inn
Abbey Cwmhir, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 3 September 2004
- Locality
- Abbey Cwmhir
- Community
- Abbey Cwmhir
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.33106, -3.38960
- Cadw reference
- 83095
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
On the S side of the road through the village, directly opposite the church.
History
A C19 public house mentioned in an estate survey of 1822, with windows characteristic of the Abbey Cwmhir Estate in the rebuilding programme undertaken after it was purchased in 1838 by Francis Philips.
Exterior
A 2-storey 3-window public house, of whitened brick front, rubble-stone side walls and rendered rear, hipped slate roof on sawtooth eaves, and rebuilt brick stacks to the ends and yellow-brick stack L of centre to the front roof slope. The central doorway has a half-glazed panelled door under a round head with wood and plasterwork replacing the original fanlight. Above the door is a wooden sign board. Windows are 2-light small-pane iron-frame casements with Gothic glazing, under segmental heads. They are unequally placed with 2 windows to the R of the doorway and one to the L. The R end wall has inserted windows. A single-storey rear wing has a stone ridge stack. To the R of the wing the main range has an iron-frame casement.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its architectural interest as a C19 public house retaining strong original character and detail, and for its contribution to the historic character of the village.
Nearby in the register
- Cross CottageNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Lych gate and attached walls, Abbey Cwmhir churchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Footbridge & attached walls and gateway on the SE side of Abbey Cwmhir churchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box at entrance to Home FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.