7967

 

II  

Designated  

30/03/1983  

16/12/2005  

Plas Trefaldwyn  

 

Powys  

Montgomery  

Montgomery  

 

322216  

296294  

 

Situated set back in its own grounds at the foot of Kerry Street.  

Domestic  

 

Detached house of the Lloyd family from the C18 to C20. Mid to later C18 remodelled and enlarged in 1830s. The name Plas Trefaldwyn appears to be early C19, it appears on the memorial in the church to William Lloyd 1717-69 and his son Maurice, described as of Plas Trefaldwyn and Garthlwyd, 1745-1813. His son the Rev. Maurice E. Lloyd was rector 1794-1830, followed by his nephew the Rev. Maurice Lloyd, 1801-73, for whom it was probably rebuilt. It is marked on the 1839 Tithe map as owned by David Lloyd (1800-59), occupied by the Rev. Maurice E. Lloyd, his brother, and named then Green Fields House. After 1873 the house was sometimes leased, e.g. to the Rev. R. Temple (1828-1902), schools inspector, and his sister. Occupied by Mrs I. Welch, died 1918, daughter of the Rev. John Lloyd, then briefly by her nephews J.D.K. and Wyndham Lloyd until c1924. The brickwork shows that the original house faced E and the new N facade was made by adding a bay on the right and remodelling with new deep-eaved roof, centre pedimental gable with heavy linked chimneys in Vanbrugh manner and neo-Grec porch. On the garden front the roofs were similarly altered and the centre bay extended forward. The house is shown to the narrower plan on the 1833 map. Sale particulars of the later C20 show a an ornate C19 oak inglenook in drawing-room, with Delft tiles within, and marble fireplaces in the dining and sitting rooms. Described as recently refurbished in 1981.  

House, red brick, Flemish bond, with deep-eaved slate roofs. Two and a half storeys with cellar. Three-bay N entrance front, each outer bay of two storeys, the centre bay with attic window in an open-pedimental gable with twin square brick stacks joined by a brick arch with stone sill. Stone plain cornice across both stacks and four octagonal yellow chimney pots to each stack. Brickwork of right bay and gable different to rest. Cambered window heads of gauged brick, and stone sills to 12-pane sash windows on main floors: three above, one to ground floor left, and two to right. Attic has a replaced 9-pane window with hopper opening top. Handsome neo-Grec central sandstone ashlar porch with two baseless columns in antis with plain frieze, cornice and blocking course over the paired column and pier each side and taller shallow-gabled centrepiece. Doorway within in shouldered timber architrave with 5-panel door, two panels glazed. Steps down to left hand cellar door. Right end has small chimney and single-storey red brick extension with two matching sash windows and monopitch roof behind. Three-bay E garden front, two storeys and attic, each bay with open pedimental gable, the centre bay projecting. Brick chimney in valley to left of centre gable. Twelve-pane hornless sash windows in outer bays on main floors and nine-pane sashes to top floor, with gauged brick heads. Centre has similar attic window and first and ground floor French windows linked vertically under a single cambered broad head. French windows are tripartite with long 5-pane sidelights and marginal glazing bars to centre opening doors, divided by very thin pilasters with entablature. Wrought iron balcony to first floor in pattern of scrolls, and painted panel between floors divided into three by miniature pilasters. Brickwork of centre and the gables each side differs from rest, and straight joints on sides of centre projection show that C18 house had a slight projection to centre bay. The lesser, S elevation has an open pedimental gable but flattened at apex. Garden-wall bond brickwork. Twelve-pane hornless sash to attic with gauged brick head, horned twelve pane to first floor left and C20 glazed door to first floor right, opening onto flat roof of ground floor extension with castellated parapet and three large cambered headed 12-pane sashes. French window on E side into conservatory in angle to garden front. Rear has gable to left wing (end of earlier C19 addition to N front) with open pedimental gable, 20-pane attic window and 16-pane first floor window both with cambered heads. Main rear wall of old brick, garden-wall bond, has centre first floor 12-pane sash, eaves-breaking window to left of centre and fire-escape door to right. Added C19 lean-to with small-paned iron 3-light window, with top lights. Lean-to continues around S side of wing. To right is a broad added gable probably early C20, stretcher bond brickwork. N side has one iron cross-window. Horned sashes on W wall over a lean-to with iron small paned windows.  

Not fully inspected. Window shutters and shutters to front door, six-panel doors. Arch in hall, staircase with straight balusters and bracketed tread ends.  

Included for its special interest as a substantial house with good earlier C19 character, incorporating earlier work.