Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tan 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
- 52.27517, -3.00318
- Cadw reference
- 8833
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
Below the road and adjacent to Lugg bridge.
History
C18 exterior to earlier structure.
Exterior
2 storey rendered front with gabled cross wing to right. Slate roofs, hipped to right of lateral range (over cross wing), wide eaves, small gable behind lateral chimney in centre, plain bargeboards. Stone slabs to rear roof pitch.
3 windows to Tan House, double hung sashes with glazing bars in flush frames, 2 storey splayed bay to right, doorcase in angle of cross wing.
Formerly part of a tannery.
Attached range to left is not of special interest.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 20&21 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ford View (formerly Old Bridge Inn)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Lugg BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Fold FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.