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
21127
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/12/1998
Date of Amendment
17/12/1998
Name of Property
The Star Inn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Talybont-on-Usk
Town
Locality
Talybont on Usk
Easting
311411
Northing
222598
Street Side
SW
Location
In the centre of Talybont village, backing onto the canal, with the canal aqueduct and River Caerfanell bordering the garden.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Probably early C19 and associated with the construction of the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal c 1800.
Exterior
Late Georgian village Inn. Built of stone, rendered to front painted to rear, with shallow pitch Welsh slate roof and wide and narrow rendered end stacks. Two storeys and attic, 3 window range of 8/8 pane sashes in deep reveals with raised and painted gabled surrounds; central doorway with moulded hood supported by large elaborately carved brackets; end raised pilasters. Further sash windows to rear.
Interior
Interior refurbished.
Reason for designation
Included as an early C19 inn in an important village position, close to the canal and for group value with neighbouring listed items.
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