Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fron-goch Farmhouse
Whitton, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Discoed, Whitton, Powys, designated on 16 March 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1992
- Locality
- Discoed
- Community
- Whitton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.28366, -3.08017
- Cadw reference
- 9089
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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
Lies along the lower slopes of Litton Hill, above the Cascob valley road, half-a-mile from Discoed crossroads. Approached via a long track over fields.
History
1794.
Exterior
One-and-a-half storeys over cellar, single pile, rendered rubble stone, slate front pitch roof, iron rear pitch.
Large projecting rendered stack with 2 offsets and brick upper to left, decorative yellow/purple brick stack to right. Centre plank door approached via rendered concrete steps. Recess above door to eaves level, part glazed. Ground floor windows late C18, 3 lights with central metal casement. Upper windows 2 lights with metal casement.
Marble plaque by door reads IB Esq. 1794, J Bodenham Esq. 1794.
Stands empty and neglected but in fair condition - the farm buildings are used.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a small upland farmhouse in late vernacular tradition.
Nearby in the register
- Farm Range attached to Fron-gochAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings to the WalkmillDomesticunder 1 mi
- The WalkmillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Maes TreylowDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.