Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Castle (formerly The Castle PH)
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
- 52.27414, -3.00776
- Cadw reference
- 8893
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
History
Large C17 building (said to date from 1685), altered C18 and later, yard entrance on left.
Exterior
2 storey 3 window white roughcast front with black-painted detailing, bowed walling suggests jettying at 1st floor level. Slate roof, end bargeboards, brick stacks, modern flat-roofed dormer over eaves with-cut down Venetian window, dentil cornice.
Two double hung sashes with glazing bars in flush frames to 1st floor, 2 storey splayed bay to right, C19 ground floor bay to left with heavy detailing. Large centre bay to ground floor with fixed glazing and overall lean-to roof, plain columns to left and right doors under.
Timber studding and brick work infill to left gable end and rear; massive rear stack with moulded cornice, heightened in red brick.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 39 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 38 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- including Glyn Slade Jones (Butcher Shop)Commercialunder 1 mi
- HairdresserCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.