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
21139
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/12/1998
Date of Amendment
17/12/1998
Name of Property
Former skittle alley and tea-room
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Talybont-on-Usk
Town
Locality
Talybont on Usk
Easting
311388
Northing
222619
Street Side
SW
Location
In the centre of Talybont village, backing onto the canal, near the Star Inn and opposite Gileston Mill.
Description
Broad Class
Recreational
Period
History
Built 1903 by D Jones architect of Dowlais. Former skittle alley for Star Inn with tearooms above. Rings in wall used to tether cows for local market. Former verandah to first floor. Used as builders' workshop.
Exterior
A very long narrow building sited between the canal embankment and the village street. Of red brick in English bond with Welsh slate roof and terracotta ridge tiles. Two storeys; range of margin glazed horned sash windows with brick sills to first floor, former intervening doors to former verandah converted to windows; wide cambered arched windows with small pane glazed heads to ground floor and doorways with 4 panelled doors left and right. Shallow pilaster support to former verandah; tethering rings in brickwork. Lower single pitch roof extension right.
Interior
Converted to store.
Reason for designation
Listed as an interesting Edwardian purpose-built recreational building in a prominent village position.
Group value with neighbouring listed items in the village.
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