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
17547
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
05/11/1996
Date of Amendment
05/11/1996
Name of Property
Pen-y-borfa fawr
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Caersws
Town
Locality
Caersws
Easting
302334
Northing
292432
Street Side
NE
Location
Located approximately 1Km N of Caersws village, with its gable end to the road.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
A tall estate house, probably built in the mid C19, perhaps for the Williams-Wynne Estate.
Exterior
Coursed squared greywacke rubble, with slate roof. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays, the centre bay sharply gabled, and a 2-storey 1-bay central rear wing. Central panelled door with tall margin-glazed overlight, set deeply in panelled reveals. Twelve-paned sashes in openings with slightly cambered heads, but the attic gable has a pointed headed sash window with intersecting glazing bars. Wide boxed eaves, bracketed from a high set corbelling course, and the centre gable has cusped openwork bargeboards. Gable stacks.
The rear wing is slate hung, and has 12-paned sashes and a gable stack.
Interior
Not accessible at time of inspection, (May 1996).
Reason for designation
Included as a well designed and preserved mid C19 house, with added interest as built as an imposing estate dwelling.
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