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
86903
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/01/1963
Date of Amendment
28/10/2005
Name of Property
Brewhouse at Aberllech
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Maescar
Town
Brecon
Locality
Pentrebach
Easting
291078
Northing
232813
Street Side
Location
Situated to SW of the house at Aberllech.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Former estate bakehouse and brewhouse, probably late C18.
Exterior
Brewhouse, whitewashed rubble stone with slate roof, ground floor and loft. Single central door with cambered head facing house, left end wall has outside stone steps to loft door, right end wall has renewed window with timber lintel. Rear has two windows with oak lintels to ground floor and three modern roof-lights.
Interior
Ground floor has remarkable stone kiln for heating the malting floor above. Square base with metal door to fire-place, then upper part splays out on all four sides in a bell curve up to ceiling. Loft floor had perforated tiles over kiln, since covered over. Ground floor left has fireplace with timber lintel. Roof has heavy pegged collar trusses.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as an estate brewhouse still with malting floor, of group value with Aberllech.
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