Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lock Cottage
Llanfrynach, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 July 2005
- Locality
- Cefn Brynich
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Llanfrynach
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.93667, -3.34385
- Cadw reference
- 84826
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 between Cefn Brynich Lock and Lock Bridge on W side of lane to Llanfrynach.
History
Early C19 former pair of cottages associated with the Brecon & Abergavenny canal, this last stretch to Brecon opened in 1800.
Exterior
House, former pair of cottages, rubble stone with imitation slates to close-eaved roof and small stone end stacks. Two storeys, three-window range of small-paned hopper type windows, the upper ones under eaves of 6 panes, the lower ones with cambered heads and stone voussoirs of 9 panes, alternated with two doors with similar heads. Board doors, stone sills. C20 loft window inserted in S end wall and C20 added lean-to to rear.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included primarily for group value with the two bridges, over the canal and the Usk.
Nearby in the register
- Canal Bridge No 163 and Cefn Brynich Lock ChamberTransportunder 1 mi
- Lock HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lock Road BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Barn range at Cefn BrynichAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.