Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Trephilip
Maescar, Powys, Wales
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
- 51.93850, -3.56907
- Cadw reference
- 86927
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated W of the village, on W side of Afon Senni, approached by drive from Trephilip Bridge.
History
Smaller country house, probably of mid-C19 date. Recorded as occupied by the Williams family: the Rev William Williams died 1824 aged 26 was son of the Rev. Thomas Williams of Llangammarch, died 1852; Rebecca Williams died 1869. Jenkin Williams owner in 1926.
Exterior
Country house, rubble stone, formerly probably stuccoed with deep-eaved hipped roofs. L-plan, two-storey with three-bay front range and long three-bay rear wing. Front has long sashes each floor, 12-pane above, 15-pane below, and centre door in large stuccoed porch with two front columns, pilaster responds, deep frieze, cornice and low parapet. Stucco sill band under first floor. Right end has tall chimney with double shafts. Left end has similar sash each floor and stucco band.
Rear wing has small brick ridge chimney towards hipped left end, three widely spaced 9-pane sashes above but not aligned over ground floor 12-pane sash, large porch, 12-pane sash and big timber bay window. Porch is enclosed with pediment gable and square-headed doorway, bay window is square 4-light to front, single lights to sides, mullion-and-transom glazing. Single storey lower range beyond with loft.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a smaller country house in late Georgian style.
Nearby in the register
- The Old VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Early Christian Inscribed Stone in Defynnog ChurchInscribed Stoneunder 1 mi
- Defynnog House/ Ty DefynnogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint CynogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.