Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Broad Heath House
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Locality
- Broad Heath
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.26664, -2.97473
- Cadw reference
- 8930
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In its own grounds with driveway to the south of the road.
History
C18 with later alterations, additions of about 1925 by Sir Clough Williams- Ellis.
Exterior
2 storey and attic, 3 window roughcast entrance front with small pediment over centre bay. Slate roof, end stacks, bracket cornices, ogee headed attic window in pediment, otherwise sashes with glazing bars in flush frames (plane reveals to ground floor windows). 6-panel door with fanlight under hood with slender supports.
2 storey extension with bipartite windows to left, further 1 storey extensions with stone slab roofs beyond.
Edwardian style (1925?) extension to right side facing driveway with circled treatment and balustraded openings. 2 storey rubble outbuilding with stone slab roof and weathervane to rear.
Nearby in the register
- Cat and FiddleCommercialunder 1 mi
- Upper Broad Heath FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower Broad Heath FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wegnall CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.