Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Coach House at Castell Madoc
Honddu Isaf, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 February 2005
- Locality
- Lower Chapel
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Honddu Isaf
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.02179, -3.42335
- Cadw reference
- 83686
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
Just NW of Castell Madoc on the side of the B4520 some 1.1 km N of Lower Chapel.
History
Late C18 or early C19 lofted stable and coach-house range to Castell Madoc.
Exterior
Stable and coach-house range, rubble stone with imitation slates to roof. Two storeys, five bays, the centre three slightly advanced with broad gable. Gabble glazed roundel with stone voussoirs, first floor three cambered-headed square windows with stone voussoirs, two with casement pair glazing, left one unglazed. Ground floor broad centre elliptical arched coach entry with casement pair each side, all with stone voussoirs. Wings each side have centre casement pair under eaves and cambered headed casement pair below with stone voussoirs. W end has one first floor casement pair and blocked attic window, both with stone voussoirs.
Rear is rubble stone to right with one first floor casement pair with stone voussoirs. Added C19 lean-to across centre and left with blocked coach-entry in line with front coach-entry, door and 12-pane hopper window to left.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a large late Georgian lofted stable and coach-house range.
Nearby in the register
- Castle Madoc MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- Castell MadocDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nos 1 and 2 Castle Madoc Cottages and attached DovecoteDomesticunder 1 mi
- Milestone near Castell MadocTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.