Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Talachddu House including outbuilding range to right
Felin-Fach, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 March 2005
- Locality
- Talachddu
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Felin-Fach
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.98895, -3.33957
- Cadw reference
- 84328
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
In the centre of Talachddu opposite the Church of Saint Mary.
History
Former rectory of Talachddu, probably later C18 altered in C19. Marked on 1846 Tithe map as occupied by the Rev, J. Bowen Evans.
Exterior
Former rectory, coursed squared stone, with white lime joints, concrete tiles to roof and stone end stacks. Three storeys, three-window range with centre pedimental gable and string courses. Top floor has outer 9-pane sashes under eaves and centre arched sash, reaching up into gable, with radiating bars in head and stone voussoirs. Sill course. First floor has three 12-pane sashes with stone voussoirs. Ground floor has three early C20 canted bays of 1-3-1 light with small-paned glazing (casements and top-lights), door between centre and right windows, and continuous slate roof over, hipped at ends. Roughcast right end wall.
Added C20 two-storey, one-bay roughcast range to left, with 12-pane sash over door and triple casement. Rear is roughcast, altered in earlier C20, with added one storey and attic rear gabled projection.
Single storey outbuilding to right, painted rubble stone: door to left, then triple casement with stone voussoirs, then large opening with C20 rendered head, then straight joint to added E end with door to front. E end gable has cambered-headed opening each floor, with stone voussoirs, boarded door above, casement pair below.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial late Georgian former rectory, of special architectural quality.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Glyn CelynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old farmhouse at Llwyncynog including attached range to leftDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings opposite the old farmhouse at LlwyncynogAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.