Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Mount
Rhayader, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhayader, Powys, designated on 12 December 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 December 1952
- Locality
- Rhayader
- Community
- Rhayader
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.30127, -3.50954
- Cadw reference
- 8730
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set back from East Street, near Bear's Head Public House.
History
Early C19 house.
Exterior
Squared rubble, hipped slate roof, large chimneys to ends. Two storeys, three windows with voussoir heads, band course between storeys.
On first floor, 16-pane hornless sashes flank central 12-pane sash. On ground floor, central doorway has classicising doorcase with panelled jambs and overlight; 6-panelled door. 16-pane sash windows flank door. To each side of main block is single storey block, set back, square window in L block, blind window in R block.
Reason for designation
LIsted as unspoilt example of late Georgian villa.
Nearby in the register
- Clock TowerGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Corner ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- GlannantDomesticunder 1 mi
- Shop on S CornerCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.