Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stable, Byre and Corn Barn Ranges at Fold Farm
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Presteigne, Powys, designated on 4 March 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 4 March 1981
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27486, -3.00297
- Cadw reference
- 8836
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
Set back from the road and reached by an access to left of Fold Farmhouse.
History
Dated 1740.
Exterior
L-plan group with high brick gable end towards road. This range with stable, byre and hayloft is 2 storeys, partly of red brick and partly of box frame construction with wattle and daub infill and some weatherboard cladding to upper floor. Corrugated iron roof over simple tie-beam roof incorporating long raking windbraces cutting through the rafters. Main gable end (originally of steeper pitch?) has raised brick work to apex with lozenge shaped date stone, segmental headed opening (blocked), and a brick stringcourse.
4 segmentally headed door openings to side elevation, wide opening on rear elevation.
4 bay barn forms cross range, also with brick walls to 1st floor level and upper walls of box frame construction with weatherboard cladding, tiled and corrugated roof. Large doorways to slabbed floor in first bay of wing. The earliest dated brick building in Radnor. The condition of the building is deteriorating.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 20&21 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Fold FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tan HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ford View (formerly Old Bridge Inn)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.