Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Red 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
- 52.27357, -3.00581
- Cadw reference
- 8849
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
SE side
Exterior
Wide C18 3 storey and basement symmetrical brick front, added top storey plus other C19 alterations to windows etc.
Red brick with slightly advanced centre bay, heavy cornice over 1st floor, brick quoins and brick stringcourse. Slate roof, end brick stacks with gable parapets, one mid-roof chimney. 3 windows (one tripartite) to 2nd floor, 5 windows to 1st floor including added splayed bay through ground and 1st floors, brick voussoir heads, sashes with marginal glazing bars. Two door ways to outer bays, fluted door pieces, panelled reveals, recessed doors up steps.
Large hipped roof and red brick block to rear. Panelled entrance hall with arched architraves to doors etc, other interiors not seen.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- HafodDomesticunder 1 mi
- Duke's Arms PH including Off-Licence shopCommercialunder 1 mi
- CroesawDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ossington HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.