Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Mansion House
Knighton, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Knighton, Powys, designated on 29 December 1950.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 December 1950
- Community
- Knighton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.34279, -3.04762
- Cadw reference
- 8961
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
Near the corner with Ffrydd Road, frontage set back.
Exterior
2-storey, 3-gabled rendered front to early C17 timber-framed house, once part of the 'Great House' of the Crowther Family (Brian Crowther was High Sheriff of Radnorshire 1639 and 1645); originally twice the present size with porch to right side, divided up by early C20.
Stone tiled roof; brick stellar chimney stack, said to have date inscription to 1639, plus 1 brick and 1 rubble stack to rear. C19 cusped bargeboards, as on adjoining buildings. Broad gable to right projects forward to street with plain pilaster strips, 2-light casement window to 1st floor and early C19 shop-front with two 9-pane windows flanking blocked entrance, bracket cornice on pilasters. Glazed door to return elevation of this wing. Middle bay set back with narrow gable. 12-pane C17 transomed window to 1st floor, C20 shop-front below; originally a 2-storey porch (cf Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne).
Entrance now between central and left gables, half glazed door under flat hood. Two 4-pane sash windows to 1st floor of left gable, flush with front. One 3-light window to ground floor. Iron railed forecourt.
Interior
Interior retains much C17 and C18 panelling, notably to sitting room (former entrance hall), the wide reconstructed C17 staircase at rear, to 1st floor room over the porch (formerly school room) which also has fluted frieze to chimney piece. Early to mid C18 panelling, doors and corner-cupboard to ground floor dining room, lugged surrounds and stone arched chimneypiece.
Nearby in the register
- Swan HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lamp PostGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Norton Arms HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.