Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Larch Grove
Penybont, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandegley, Penybont, Powys, designated on 11 August 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 August 1993
- Locality
- Llandegley
- Community
- Penybont
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.24534, -3.25498
- Cadw reference
- 9313
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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
Situated by roadside about 1.2km (0.75 mile) SW of Llandegley village on E side of main road.
History
Early C19.
Exterior
Long low range with rear lean-tos. Formerly a roadside inn known as The Drover's Arms. The range includes cottage, stables, cowhouses and a barn under a single roof line. Two storeys, painted rubble stone, some breeze block patching and blocked openings, slate roof. Dairy lean-to behind cottage is also in stone, other additions are stud and weatherboards. Two brick stacks. Front porch stone/slate, open-fronted, boarded front door with strap hinges. Various small-paned casement windows of C19/C20 date. Boarded stable/cowhouse doors, tall double boarded doors to barn.
Interior
Exposed plain squared beams and joists, flagged floors Main room has moulded bressumer above partially-reduced fireplace opening; smaller room has C19 cast-iron fire grate and panelled alcove cupboard. The rooms above the stables are plastered and were used for accommodation.
Reason for designation
Listed as a long range by roadside with considerable vernacular character.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone by roadside on N side of farm road to LlanlogginTransportunder 1 mi
- Milestone on grass verge opposite Corn HillTransportunder 1 mi
- Llandegley Rocks hillfortHillfortunder 1 mi
- L Plan Farm Ranges to NW of Little TrewernAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.