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
87259
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
16/04/1982  
Date of Amendment
16/12/2005  
Name of Property
No. 2 Cross Houses  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Montgomery  
Town
Montgomery  
Locality
 
Easting
322306  
Northing
296774  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated the second cottage in row overlooking the Pound.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
End house of row of three timber-framed houses, probably late C17 or early C18, the back walls rebuilt in red brick in late C18 to early C19. The houses are marked on the 1833 map as owned by Charles Gardiner Humphreys of Bank House and on 1839 tithe map this house is occupied by Edward Tudor. An old photograph shows more regular square framing of four by eleven bays, c. 1910, the front wall of No 4 since rebuilt in brick and the windows all altered. No 1 has longer windows. Shown on OS map of 1975 as Cross Lanes.  

Exterior
Terraced house, one of row of three, timber-framed with timber of very slight scantling, and painted brick panels. The timber-framing painted over brickwork on No 4 which has timber-framed east gable. Slate roof with red brick stacks between Nos 2 and 3 and against E gable of No 4, rising through former bakehouse roof. Two storeys, each house of one-window range with doorway. Modern casement windows. No 2 has ledged door to extreme left, in oak frame and long casement pair window to centre each floor. Rear has modern gabled brick addition.  

Interior
Chamfered axial beam, brick fireplace, narrow wooden staircase to rear.  

Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as one of a row of three vernacular timber-framed houses, the thin scantling timber suggesting the end of the timber-framed tradition in this region.  

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