Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rhydwhiman Crossing Cottage
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhydwhyman, Montgomery, Powys, designated on 16 December 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 December 2005
- Locality
- Rhydwhyman
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.57620, -3.16736
- Cadw reference
- 87275
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on N side of Rhydwhyman level crossing.
History
Railway crossing-keepers cottage, presumably of the 1860s as the Oswestry & Newtown Railway line was built by David Davies and Thomas Savin in 1859-61. It passed by 1864 to the Cambrian Railway and it is possible that the cottage was built after 1864 as a pencilled 'Cam Rys Lodge' was found inside. There were several other crossing cottages to this design, all altered, e.g. at Pant, Pool Quay and Buttington. The deeds to this one are said to be signed by Savin & Davies. The cottage was occupied by a porter employed at Montgomery station and his wife who operated the gates.
Exterior
Crossing-keeper's cottage, red brick laid in English bond, with slate flat-eaved roof and brick left side wall stack. One storey, gable fronted with 12-pane hornless sash each side of original tall framed panelled door, the two panels infilled with chamfered boards. All have brick cambered heads. The gable verges are slightly returned at feet. Left side wall has cambered-headed 12-pane sash to right. Right side wall is slate-hung, with modern conservatory. Rear is similar to front.
Interior
Interior not inspected. Said to have a well-made king-post truss roof.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a rare unaltered crossing-keeper's cottage.
Nearby in the register
- RhydwhymanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hendomen FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hen Domen Pre-Conquest FieldsField Systemunder 1 mi
- Hen Domen Mound & Bailey CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.