Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church House
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
- 52.27457, -3.00419
- Cadw reference
- 8828
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
Occupying a prominent island site with elevations to Broad Street and to St. Andrews Churchyard.
History
Before 1832 (appears in J.M.Ince's view of 1832).
Exterior
2 storey late Georgian brick house with hipped slate roof, centre brick stack, bracket eaves, band course.
3 windows to both elevations, cambered brick heads to double-hung sashes with glazing bars, shallow reveals. 6-panel door in modern glazed surround to street, 6-panel door under arched hood on brackets towards churchyard.
Earlier brick extension on east side.
Railed forecourts to churchyard and scallions elevations.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Base of Cross at St. Andrew's ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- RoselandDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ivy HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church ViewDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.