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
9098
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/03/1992
Date of Amendment
16/03/1992
Name of Property
Gwernaffel Farmhouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Whitton
Town
Locality
Gwernaffel
Easting
326718
Northing
270581
Street Side
Location
Set into the hillslope to the south of the A488 Knighton to Bleddfa road, one mile and a half south west of Knighton.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C16/17. formerly timber framed building on a stone rubble plinth, rebuilt in stone and the roof heightened C18, extended and remodelled internally in C19.
Exterior
Long two-storey, single pile range, extension at east end has small side wing under catslide roof. Coursed rubble, painted over, slate roof, projecting stone stack with offset to rear of C19 extension, also tall brick stack to rear of main building. Three window range, casements under cambered brick heads to ground floor, flat brick heads to first floor. Central half-glazed door under gable, slate hood on plain brackets. To right of door C19 tall, leaded, cross window. East gable has half-glazed door and three casements under brick cambered heads.
Interior
Remodelled but with six heavy, wide chamfered beams surviving along the former bay divisions with broach stops and stepped run-out stops. Dairy room at west end with stone shelving in-situ.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare surviving example of a beamed interior in this part of Radnor.
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