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
7673
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/10/1953
Date of Amendment
21/08/1995
Name of Property
No1 with attached outbuildings
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Berriew
Town
Locality
Easting
318825
Northing
300776
Street Side
E
Location
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably originally built in the later C17, and restored by the Vaynor Estate c1850. The building may have been raised in height at some time, since the timbering of the upper storey is of less scantling. It is possible that this change was made during the C18, as the building was described as 'new' in 1764. Originally built as a single dwelling which was a public house (the plow inn) by 1804, it was converted into two cottages, probably as part of the restoration work of the Vaynor Estate in the mid C19. The outbuildings at each cottage may have been intended originally for agricultural or rural craft use - one was a tanhouse in 1764, while in more recent times, one served as a cooperage.
Exterior
Box framed with painted brick plinth and nogging. Graded slate roof with large axial brick stack, with diagonally-set clustered shafts. Symmetrically laid out, each cottage has outer 2-light casement window, and off-centre doorway with 3-light casement window alongside it. C19 battened plank door survives in No 2. Windows all have small canopy hoods carried on moulded brackets (a detail typical of the Vaynor Estate). 2 dormers in the roof are each divided by a central mullion into paired casement windows, which also have small canopies. Each cottage has a flanking outbuilding: these are single storeyed, and are also timber framed with weather-boarding. The right hand building incorporates a small brick section adjacent to the house, with a 3-light casement window.
Interior
Reason for designation
The cottages are well-preserved examples of the local tradition of timber-framing, bearing the signature of the Vaynor Estate in remodelling work which is also of special interest. They make a strong contribution to an exceptional conservation area.
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