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
25670
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/08/2001
Date of Amendment
03/08/2001
Name of Property
Tregare
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Erwood
Town
Builth Wells
Locality
Tregaer
Easting
307330
Northing
244302
Street Side
Location
Situated on hillside above Wye valley, on minor road up to Little Hill.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Farmhouse, C17 and C18, apparently of two builds, the upper end earlier. Marked on the Gwenddwr Tithe map of 1840 as Tregare Uchaf, a holding of 464 acres (187.78 hectares) owned by Edward David Thomas and occupied by David Price.
Exterior
Farmhouse, colourwashed rubble stone with slate roof and stone stacks, one on ridge at end of earlier part and one on right end wall. Two storeys, irregular front, the left part with ground floor shuttered casement pair to left and 6-pane window centre, first floor with small 6-pane window right of centre, both 6-pane windows with upper half hinged to fold down. Right part is 2-window range with 2 pairs of similar but very small 6-pane windows under eaves, over door in bead-moulded frame and 6-pane sash. All ground floor openings with timber lintels. Right end wall has ground floor 6-pane window. No outshut to rear which has one centre 5-pane window, 4-pane casement to left and C20 lean-to porch to right.
Interior
Upper end has main room and dairy, divided by painted post and panel partition, with inserted doors, plank door to left. Chamfered beam with stepped ogee stops over partition. Two other beams. Massive chimney to centre of house and heavy plank door to right, possibly originally external, now giving onto present entrance hall. This has scribed square joists and C19 stick baluster staircase. Lower end parlour has axial beam with thin chamfer and square joists.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved vernacular farmhouse of the C17 and C18 with post and panel partition.
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