Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Defynnog House/ Ty Defynnog
Maescar, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Defynnog, Brecon, Maescar, Powys, designated on 28 October 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 October 2005
- Locality
- Defynnog
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Maescar
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.93888, -3.56461
- Cadw reference
- 86909
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated just S of churchyard, adjoining church lychgate, with long garden up to main road.
History
Village house, possibly later C18.
Exterior
House, whitewashed rubble stone with imitation slates to roof and stone S end stack. Two-storey, three-window range of C19 horned 4-pane sashes with slate sills, and centre 6-panel door with fielded panels and 3-pane overlight. Hipped door hood in imitation slate. Thin string courses over first floor windows and under the eaves. Cambered heads to ground floor windows. No openings to N end wall. C20 windows to rear, roughcast, three storeys and attic. Whitewashed rubble wing at right angles with brick end stack, garage doors to basement, door and window above.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a probably C18 village house of group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- No.3 Bull TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Kestrel CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- No.1 Bull TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Early Christian Inscribed Stone in Defynnog ChurchInscribed Stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.