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
7999
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1983
Date of Amendment
16/12/2005
Name of Property
Caerhowel Smithy
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Montgomery
Town
Montgomery
Locality
Caerhowel
Easting
320239
Northing
297723
Street Side
Location
Situated on S side of road some 250m SE of railway bridge, on road from Caerhowell to Montgomery.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C17 and C18 timber framed cottage, formerly the blacksmith's house to a smithy, in use until c1930. The smithy was housed in a separate building, now garage. Marked on 1839 tithe map as owned by the Caerhowel estate, occupied by George Cross. John Jones, listed as blacksmith at Caerhowel in 1858-9 directory, died in 1879.Restored c. 1998. Kitchen added 2002. The framing shows that the upper floor has been raised.
Exterior
Cottage, square-framed oak frame infilled in painted brick with slate roof and central painted brick chimney. Four panels vertically by nine horizontally in front wall with two pairs of casement pairs under eaves each side. Centre modern rendered gabled porch with modern cross-window to front gable and modern door in right return. Modern cross-windows in third panel from left and in second from right. The right end wall has renewed timber framing, with old timbers in gable, showing that roof has been raised. Low single-storey addition on left end wall. Rendered rear wall with four renewed casement pair windows above C20 conservatory. Casement pair and door within, two windows to right.
Interior
High ground floor rooms. Right hand room has two chamfered beams and renewed fireplace. Left room has two chamfered beams, bread oven in fireplace.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a substantial timber-framed vernacular house.
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