Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Potato store at Belle Vue
Trefeglwys, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trefeglwys, Powys, designated on 18 February 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 18 February 2005
- Locality
- Trefeglwys
- Community
- Trefeglwys
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.50418, -3.51882
- Cadw reference
- 83706
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 164 Llanidloes (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located behind the house and cut into the hillside which slopes up towards the W.
History
Potato store associated with Belle Vue - probably mid C19.
Exterior
A narrow chamber built into the steep bank behind the house, mainly subterranean. Constructed of random stone with a pitched slate-covered roof and a planked door to front entrance.
Interior
Interior has stone-lined walls, except for rear gable which is of brick. Simple roof structure with rafters and ridge piece.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare ancilliary building type and for group value with Belle Vue.
Nearby in the register
- Belle VueNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Church of St MichaelNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Barn at Birchen HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Talgarth FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.