Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.26716, -2.97834
- Cadw reference
- 8933
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
Former PH close to the road.
Exterior
Late C18/early C19 2 storey roughcast front to an earlier structure. Slate roof, shallow pitch with wide (raised?) eaves, end brick stacks with stepped base to left hand. 2 windows, double hung sashes with glazing bars, wide timber porch with pitched roof to centre.
Rear cross-wing with higher stone slate roof sweeping low to each side, dormer head to east.
Interior
Interior retains some timber studding, two ingle-nook fireplaces, 6-panel doors with raised fields etc.
Nearby in the register
- Broad Heath HouseDomesticunder 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.