Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bell 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
- 52.27559, -3.00942
- Cadw reference
- 8922
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
On a detatched site, at entrance to farm machinery yard and work shops (W.J.Taylor).
History
Probably C17/early C18, altered later.
Exterior
2 storey 3 window roughcast front with rubble plinth, higher cross-wing on left, checked back corner on right. Tiled roofs, original pitch with bargeboards to left, shallow roof with raised eaves to right, brick stack with brick work cornice, massive second stack, in stages, to left end. Double-hung sash and case windows in flush frames, glazing bars.
Two doors up steps, rear extensions with slate on brick.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 4 to 7 (Consec)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Methodist Church and HallReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Warden ViewDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 to 4 (Consec) Castle DycheDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.