Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden Wall at The Old Rectory
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27465, -3.00460
- Cadw reference
- 8826
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Along street line, now heavily over grown.
History
Probably early C19, older origins.
Exterior
Brick and freestone boundary wall with twin gate piers to centre, moulded stone cappings, tripartite wooden Gothic gates.
To right, a rubble wall continues with a splay backwards to reach the churchyard gate (street labelled "The Scallions"). The wall of brick and rubble returns along the side of the churchyard to join the side of the Old Rectory barn. To the left of the gate piers on Broad Street, the boundary wall runs as far as Canon's Lane where it runs back to join the side elevation of the house.
Front wall and gate piers are shown on J.M.ince's view of 1832.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Base of Cross at St. Andrew's ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- St Andrew's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.