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
16276
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
07/08/1995
Date of Amendment
22/06/2005
Name of Property
No. 4 Forest Lodge Cottages (including outbuilding to left)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Glyn Tarell
Town
Brecon
Locality
Forest Lodge
Easting
296112
Northing
224184
Street Side
Location
Situated on minor road to S of A4215, some 3 km from junction with A470. No. 4 is the end house of the main range, with No 1 at right angles to the other three houses.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
One of a row of four earlier C19 agricultural workers cottages associated with the big model farm at Forest Lodge. No 1 is at a right angle to the rest, and No 2 has a narrower front as it extends behind the pine end of No 1. Single storey outbuildings on the ends of Nos. 1 and 4.
Exterior
End-terrace house, rubble stone, whitewashed to rear, with slate roof and C20 brick end chimneys. Two storeys, three-window range with 16-pane horned sashes above, and brick cambered heads to ground floor openings, small-paned casement-pairs each side of centre boarded door. To left is a single-storey outbuilding with corrugated roof, broad centre opening and window to left. Three-window rear wall with Brecon hopper type windows, 9-pane each side, 6-pane in centre.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a rare unspoilt example of rural workers housing. Group value with the adjacent houses.
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