Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Nant-y-Groes
Whitton, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1992
- Locality
- Pilleth
- Community
- Whitton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.30455, -3.07820
- Cadw reference
- 9106
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Secluded setting, half a mile north west of Whitton village, approached by a short private drive off the B4356 Llangunllo road.
History
Late C18/early C19, dormer added in early C20; house extended to right in 1938.
Exterior
Two- and-a-half storeys and cellar with adjoining two-storey gable-ended range of 1938 to right, all roughcast render. Two-storey brick wing to rear with lean-to. Further brick lean-to to kitchen to rear of main range under catslide roof. All slate roofs. Projecting stone stack modern to left with offset, two-flue brick stack with oversailing courses to right. Three gable dormers to left of centre with bargeboards, pendants and sixteen-pane sashes. Other windows are three-light sashes except for plain sash to centre first floor and bay window under flat lead roof to ground floor left.
Modern conservatory porch under slate roof, half-glazed wide front door. Right-hand range has modern casement windows and glazed door.
Interior
Retains good turned baluster staircase from early C19. Other good woodwork detailing to windows and doors. Chamfered ground floor beams to rooms with high ceilings
Reason for designation
A well-preserved example of a later vernacular farmhouse which has been adapted architecturally whilst retaining its historic character
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding Adjacent to Nant-y-GroesAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Church of St DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Castell Foel-AlltMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Farm Buildings (A) to E of Pilleth CourtAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.