Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Well Cottage
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Presteigne, Powys, designated on 26 March 1985.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27425, -3.00515
- Cadw reference
- 8824
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Attached to rear of Well House and reached through entry into Canon's Lane.
History
C16/early C17, later alterations.
Exterior
2 storey, 2 window roughcast front set forward from the recessed bay to rear of Well House. Slate roof, brick stack to rubble gable end, horizontal sliding sashes to 1st floor, double hung sashes with glazing bars to ground floor. Doorway recessed under arched opening, 6-panel door in reeded surround. Tall rubble wall (with outbuildings behind) runs to right.
2 storey timber framed cross wing to rear (side is visible from Broad Street over garden). Slate roof, gable end stack is rubble and brick with set-offs, roughcast walls with timber studding, later casement windows.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Well House including entry to Canon's LaneDomesticunder 1 mi
- Formerly The Old Oak PHDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 & 12 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.