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
84317
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/03/2005
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Cow House and Stable Range at Home farm
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Felin-Fach
Town
Brecon
Locality
Llandefalle
Easting
311781
Northing
236023
Street Side
Location
Immediately NE of Felin-newydd, which is on the SE side of the A470 some 2km north of its junction with the A438 west of Bronllys. The cow house and stable range lies to the west of the enclosed yard.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Home farm served as the home farm for Felin Newydd, the small country house which lies immediately to its SW. The house of Felin Newydd is probably C18, but was altered and extended in the early C19; it is possible that the farm was established or remodelled at this time. The house associated with the farmyard is dated 1859, but the farm-buildings may pre-date it. The buildings constitute a formally planned yard on quite a large scale, both size and planning indicative of the improved layouts typically associated with estates.
Exterior
Long two storeyed range parallel to the barn range. Limewashed dressed and roughly coursed stonework, the original roof replaced with profile sheeting. Two-storeyed. 5-door cowhouse to the north of the range, with 3 closely spaced doorways to centre, and further doorways, probably to feed-passages at either end; these have slit vents alongside. Loft openings over doors 2 and 4. The southern part of the range comprises a 5-horse stable, with harness room and loose box. Stable is symmetrically arranged with central door, with windows flanking and above it. Harness room between stable and loose box has doorway with window alongside and loft opening above. Loose box has single doorway with window above. The whole forms a balanced composition. External staircase to loft door in south gable end. At the rear of the stable a wide lean-to houses an additional cart shed and stable and there is a smithy in a gabled wing; this has high and wide doorway in gable end, and wide 2-light windows with small-panes in each long wall; forge fireplace in corner.
Interior
Cow house fittings lost, though cobbled floors survive. Stables retain stalls with lateral feed rack and manger.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine stable and cowhouse range which forms part of an exceptionally well-preserved planned estate farm yard. The range retains its original arrangement and detail virtually intact.
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