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
16/12/2005
Date of Amendment
16/12/2005
Name of Property
Ty'r Garw
Location
Situated at end of short terraced row, diagonally opposite Three Links Hall.
History
House, formerly the Buck Inn, earlier C19, built as a pair with Saddler's House to left. Marked on 1833 map as owned by A.D. Jones Esq, and on 1839 tithe map as The Buck, owned by the late A. D. Jones, occupied by Thomas Davies. A 'Buck Room School' is recorded as being established in 1833, The Buck, Welshpool Road is listed in 1835, probably the same as The Stag, School Lane listed in 1858-9, as the landlord, Arthur Withers, is given as landlord of the Buck in 1880. Jack Withers, landlord of the Cottage Inn in 1880, took over in the 1890s. There was a large brewery and maltings behind, where the first Calvinistic Methodist services were held in 1820-24. The inn closed in 1968. Old photographs show the brick painted, blocked windows on the end wall left bay, and the maltings to the rear.
Exterior
House, former inn, red brick with rubble stone base and right end wall, slate roof, flat eaves and red brick ridge stack at left end. Basement and two storeys, three bays with raised outer piers, 12-pane horned sashes to outer bays of each floor with gauged brick flat heads and painted stone sills. Centre cambered-headed blank window with no sill over door cambered headed doorway. Renewed 4-panel door with overlight up three stone steps. Cellar light in plinth each side. N end wall has cambered headed windows set flush to wallface, with stone voussoirs and no sills. Triple small-paned casement to attic, two small-paned triple windows with top-lights to each floor below. The ground floor right window is original with iron opening light, the rest are late C20 replacements. Door to extreme right. rear has one three-light casement with top lights to each floor on right. Modern addition to left.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a pair with Saddlers House, both with good Georgian detail including unusual giant pilasters framing facade.
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