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
84376
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/04/2005
Date of Amendment
29/04/2005
Name of Property
Gwarafog House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llangamarch
Town
Llangammarch Wells
Locality
Garth
Easting
295434
Northing
248883
Street Side
Location
Situated down a track S off a minor road some 700m S of the centre of Garth.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C18 smaller gentry house recorded as owned in mid C18 by Samuel Evans, attorney, (died 1779), and in early C19 by Thomas Price JP (died 1828). The roof looks replaced in the C19.
Exterior
House, painted rendered rubble stone with slate roof overhanging at eaves, and brick end chimneys. Two storeys, five window range of C20 windows, casement pairs with single pane top light. Stone sills, timber lintels and centre part-glazed door. Blocked door now window in right end wall. Added rear lean-to.
Interior
Three room plan with hall in centre, main room to right and small parlour to left (with narrow room behind). Five beams, two over hall partitions, and square joists. Staircase on back wall of hall. Closed string, thick rail and turned balusters, some replaced with chamfered square balusteres. Short return of stair has boarding below rail. Right end room has fireplace with remnant of heavy wall lintel, part replaced in brick.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as an early C18 smaller gentry house retaining original staircase.
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