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.
Date of Designation
23/05/2003
Date of Amendment
23/05/2003
Name of Property
Eiranfa with Post Office
Community
Pen-y-bont-Fawr
Locality
Penybontfawr village
Location
At north side of the village street in Penybontfawr.
History
Probably early/mid C19.
Exterior
The surviving part of a formerly good village cottage group. Two bays at the left of the terrace plus a return wing with slightly advancing gable to the front. Quasi-dressed slate masonry, uncoursed, with slightly graded small-slate roof including the valley gutter. Double carved gable bargeboard. Brick chimney at the junction of the two ridges.
12-pane hornless-sash windows above and below in the gable wing, with cambered slate arches; nine-pane similar above in the two bays of the main range against the eaves. Door to left in the main range with small overlight and cambered slate arch. Shopfront at right with bracketted fascia and two show-windows.
Reason for designation
Part of a substantial village terrace of houses and shops which has retained its character.
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