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
6640
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
28/09/1961  
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
Tredustan Hall  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Talgarth  
Town
 
Locality
Tredwstan  
Easting
313924  
Northing
232396  
Street Side
 
Location
Located on rising ground overlooking the Afon Llynfi, on the minor road from Talgarth to Llanfihangel Tal-y-lyn.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
 

Exterior
Gentry house of the late C17. Rubble stone with slate roof. Two storeys and attics, with full basement. Main elevation to E is of 7 window bays. Central boarded door and overlight raised over 6 steps and blank window above. One either side, 3 regularly spaced timber cross windows with straight drip course over timber lintels. Roof hipped and sprocketed, forming wide overhanging boxed eaves. Gable 2-flue stack at N end, and an added external stack to the rear of the S end. Small lobby over side door. Modern addition to N.  

Interior
Entrance leads to square central hall with lateral fireplace on rear wall. Ceiling of 3 bays divided by cross beams. Door to stair at rear, and former door to cellars. Parlour at N end with end stack. Left bay contains kitchen and service room.  

Reason for designation
Included as an important example illustrating the move from the vernacular tradition to the centrally-planned house-type in Wales at the end of the C17.  

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