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
1371
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/03/1995
Date of Amendment
09/03/1995
Name of Property
The Skreen
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Painscastle
Town
Locality
Llandeilo Graban
Easting
309638
Northing
243719
Street Side
Location
Lies above the north bank of the River Wye 800 metres north of village of Erwood.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Largely rebuilt c.1895 but incorporating the body of C16/C17 stone-built hall house. Home of Williams-Vaughan family who returned two High Sheriffs of Radnorshire in C19. Nancy, wife of Howell Harris, founder of Trevecca College was born at The Skreen.
Exterior
Two storeys, L-plan with further service ranges to the west. Two-storey porch to east of south wing which is the earlier portion. Coursed rubble blocks with quoins, slate roofs, three eaves dormers to east range. Regular window arrangement, all large C19 ovolo mullion windows with hoodmoulds. In the gable end of the south wing earlier blocked windows with timber lintels can be seen. Quoined chimney stacks, two with diagonally set paired flues.
Interior
Good quality C19 features including coffered and richly moulded plaster ceiling to library, panelled doors and shutters and Jacobean style staircase. Cellar beneath south wing possibly original.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-designed late C19 small country house of special architectural interest and with historic associations.
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