Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cantref House
Llanfrynach, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 July 2005
- Locality
- Cantref
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Llanfrynach
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.91991, -3.37399
- Cadw reference
- 84816
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 just W of Church of Saint Mary at Cantref.
History
Former vicarage, rebuilt c. 1780-1805 occupied 1829 by Rev. T. J. Powell.
Exterior
Former vicarage, roughcast with slate roofs, flat eaves and roughcast end stacks. Three storeys, three-window range of small-paned sashes with stone sills. Nine-pane upper windows, 12-pane first floor windows and tripartite ground floor windows of 4-12-4 panes each side of added enclosed porch with bargeboards, square 12-pane front window and half-glazed door to left side. Left end wall has one window each floor to left. Rear SE wing has a large external roughcast chimney on E side and end gable with part slate-hanging. Rear SW wing has roughcast external chimney.
Interior
Interior not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a substantial late Georgian rectory which has retained its character.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lower CantrefDomesticunder 1 mi
- MaesderwenDomesticunder 1 mi
- NeuaddDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.