Danycoed and front garden railings

Llywel, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Trecastle, Llywel, Powys, designated on 26 August 2005.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Danycoed and front garden railings, Llywel, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Domestic
Date of designation: 26 August 2005
Locality: Trecastle
Community: Llywel
Unitary authority: Powys
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.94929, -3.62909
Cadw reference: 85272

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on N side of the A40 towards the upper end of the village.

History

Earlier C19 village house set in railed garden, with small coach-house behind.

Exterior

House, squared coursed rubble stone with slate roof, flat eaves and rendered end stacks. Two storeys, three-window range of large sashes with cut stone voussoirs to slightly cambered heads and stone sills, centre arched doorway. Windows are late C19 replacement 6-pane sashes, door is 4-panel with radiating-bar fanlight. Flush quoins, raised thin band between floors. Rendered E end wall. Outshut rear.
Front garden is enclosed by low wrought-iron spearhead railings on dwarf rubble retaining wall with flat stone coping. Railings are along S front and return on W side. Stanchions have cast iron urns. Matching gate with scrolled spearheads and dog-bars.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reason for designation

Included for its special architectural interest as a little-altered village house in late Georgian style.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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