Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cat and Fiddle
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
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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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
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.