Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Shop
Painscastle, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Painscastle, Powys, designated on 18 September 1960.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 September 1960
- Community
- Painscastle
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.10877, -3.21860
- Cadw reference
- 8762
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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On S side of main road through the village to S of Pendre Farm.
History
Originally a late medieval cruck-framed hallhouse with timber walls, rebuilt in 1694 retaining its dais-end truss.
Exterior
Local grey stone; slate roof with stone chimney to L, and gabled dormer towards R. Modern small-pane glazing. Main block is parallel to road with, to L, an advanced 2-storey gabled block with window on each floor. To R of this, in main block, doorway with boarded door, and modern bow window. To R, lean-to section with doorway facing road. To L, lean-to stone garage with boarded doors. To rear, a lower block at right angles.
Interior
Not visited but said to retain its dais-end truss.
Reason for designation
A C17 century house with late medieval origins in historic centre of Painscastle retaining overall character and cruck from its predecessor.
Nearby in the register
- PendreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Newhouse BarnAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- NewhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castle FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.