Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwarafog House
Llangamarch, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 April 2005
- Locality
- Garth
- Town
- Llangammarch Wells
- Community
- Llangamarch
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.12833, -3.52895
- Cadw reference
- 84376
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
Situated down a track S off a minor road some 700m S of the centre of Garth.
History
Early C18 smaller gentry house recorded as owned in mid C18 by Samuel Evans, attorney, (died 1779), and in early C19 by Thomas Price JP (died 1828). The roof looks replaced in the C19.
Exterior
House, painted rendered rubble stone with slate roof overhanging at eaves, and brick end chimneys. Two storeys, five window range of C20 windows, casement pairs with single pane top light. Stone sills, timber lintels and centre part-glazed door. Blocked door now window in right end wall. Added rear lean-to.
Interior
Three room plan with hall in centre, main room to right and small parlour to left (with narrow room behind). Five beams, two over hall partitions, and square joists. Staircase on back wall of hall. Closed string, thick rail and turned balusters, some replaced with chamfered square balusteres. Short return of stair has boarding below rail. Right end room has fireplace with remnant of heavy wall lintel, part replaced in brick.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as an early C18 smaller gentry house retaining original staircase.
Nearby in the register
- Railway viaduct SW of Aberdulas Farm (partly in Llangammarch Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Milestone W of Garth BridgeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Railway viaduct N of Llwyn EinonTransportunder 1 mi
- Garth HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.