Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Greenfield House, including gate Piers and Railings
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
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.26923, -2.99724
- Cadw reference
- 8858
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
In its own grounds near roundabout at junction of B4362 and B4355.
History
Early C19 house which from the 1940s to 1988 was used as a Carmelite Monastery.
Exterior
Early C19 two-storey stucco front with two front-gabled wings and centre section. Slate roofs with projecting eaves, cornice over 1st floor centre bay and stringcourse over Doric porch with fluted columns and pattern frieze. One double-hung sash window to each bay with cornices on volute brackets, marginal glazing bars.
Low extension to left of front connects with church 1954 (see separate entry). Two-storey rubble outbuilding to rear with ornamental bellcote and weathervane.
Original ashlar gate piers and railings at entrance to grounds.
Reason for designation
Included as an early C19 house retaining its character and with group value with Church of our Lady of the Assumption & St Therese.
Nearby in the register
- Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St ThereseReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Clatterbrune and Clatterbrune WestDomesticunder 1 mi
- The TempleDomesticunder 1 mi
- 26 Hereford StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.