Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
6729
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/01/1963
Date of Amendment
17/12/1998
Name of Property
Maes Mawr
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Talybont-on-Usk
Town
Locality
Talybont on Usk
Easting
311806
Northing
222543
Street Side
Location
On low lying ground E of the Caerfanell river and on the E edge of the village of Talybont, reached off the B4558.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably C16 early unit left, extended mid C17 to provide a room with lateral chimney to right, with central doorway between, and size more than doubled in later C17 with the addition of rear wings. Property of Powel(l) family from c 1600, Jenkin Jones, belonging to a collateral branch and born 1623, played an important role both in the Parliamentary Army and in Welsh religious life especially as a preacher in mid C17; in 1657 became minister at Llanddetti. Thomas Powel(l) died 1693 may have remodelled hall and added wings. Further remodelling in C18 provided rear staircase between the wings lit by Venetian window. Single storey bakehouse added to W.
Exterior
Large farmhouse of cement-rendered stone with steep pitched Welsh slate roof, slightly swept eaves to front and rendered end stacks and large axial stack. Plan of 3 parallel gabled wings with cross wing now forming main S frontage. This is of 2 storeys and attic, 3 window range of 2/2 pane cambered head sashes; ground floor has two 8/8 pane cambered head sashes flanking a central simple flat roofed portico with panelled door. Rear left and right gable ends are 3 storeyed with on top floor 6 pane sashes under a hoodmould; on first floor left an 8/12 pane sash window and to right 8/8; ground floor left has similar sash window and a C20 replacement to right. The centre staircase bay has a Venetian staircase window at first floor level with doorway below.
Interior
Plan recorded in Brycheiniog and unchanged since shows early unit front left with stairs ascending beside fireplace; front right a slighly later hall and to rear two rooms of later C17 divided by the C18 staircase. More interior features eg fireplaces probably survive under later remodelling. Front early unit divided from later by partition. Fine staircase has very wreathed handrail and turned balusters, some wall panelling. 6 panelled doors throughout.
Reason for designation
Included as an important early gentry farmhouse retaining a fine staircase.
Group value with barn range.
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