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
6648
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/02/1952
Date of Amendment
15/12/1995
Name of Property
The Three Cocks Hotel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Gwernyfed
Town
Locality
Aberllynfi
Easting
317421
Northing
237837
Street Side
SE
Location
Located on the N bank of a stream at the junction of the main Hay to Brecon road with the minor road to Tregoyd Mill, the main range of the building set parallel to the latter. Cobbled forecourt.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
A hostelry is recorded on the site from the C15. The present building is of the early-mid C17 possibly built for the Williams of Llangoed, refurbished in early C18, for travellers on the roads. The inn was in the later C18 kept by Thomas, the youngest brother of William Edwards of Eglwysilian, (1719-1789), the famous bridge builder, who built the bridge at Glasbury which was destroyed in the great flood of 1795. The three cocks on an argent field are said to be the arms granted to Enion Sais by Edward III after the battle of Crécy.
Exterior
Colourwashed rubble stone with stone slate roofs. The building comprises a long NE-SW range of 5 bays, with a higher cross wing set forward at the NE end, and a lean-to added to the cross wing in the angle. Various C20 extensions to the rear, and a single storey addition at the SW end extending up to the stream. Entrance is a panelled door in the 3rd bay, raised over 4 steps, and secondary doors to the two S bays. Twelve-paned sashes to both ranges, but 2 timber casement windows over the main door and a large tripartite 12-pane sash to the S bays. Two gabled dormers, and a raised dormer window in wing. Three major stone stacks with diagonally set shafts at the gable end of the wing, and at the junction of the two ranges.
Interior
Main entrance has ovolo-quirk-ogee moulded oak doorcase. Main stone fireplace to right of door, altered. Box stair to rear of stack has simple C17 newels with square knob terminals, and straight splats. Blocked window to rear of main hall originally had ovolo moulded mullions, removed 1974. Stair to right to raised lounge, panelled in 1955, perhaps originally an assembly room. Sitting room below with 3 chamfered cross beams and gable stack with chamfered firebeam with bullnosed stops. Cross beams in main range have elongated ogee stops. The 3-bay cross wing behind main stack was originally timber framed on a stone ground floor. Jowled posts and a large central 'tree' post. Tie and collar trusses with raking struts, and 3 tiers of purlins.
Reason for designation
Included as a building, with stone tiled roof and cobbled forecourt, retaining the character and some features of an early hostelry.
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