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
9217
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
21/09/1962  
Date of Amendment
29/04/1993  
Name of Property
Smithy with Stable attached to No. 1 High Street  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
New Radnor  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
321258  
Northing
260941  
Street Side
 
Location
Formerly part of 'The Cross Inn' together with No 2, the adjoining property known as 'The Cross'. Facing down Broad Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
C17 in origin, the adjoining forge buildings were added in the latter part of C19.  

Exterior
Two storeys, rendered, slate roof, rear section with catslide roof over, 2 rendered end stacks with brick uppers. Central, modern boarded door approached via four steps; flanking small-paned bow windows are modern. C19 iron casements in chamfered timber frames on first-floor. Blacksmith's Shop: Single-storey with attached stable adjoining the east end of the house. Coursed rubble blocks, slate roof, rubble end stack to smithy. Two-light window with boarded external shutters, boarded doors. Cambered voussoir lintel to smithy door and stable window.  

Interior
Shadows of timber framing, chamfered beams. Interior of smithy unaltered. Large fireplace with raised hearth in massive rubble stack with offsets, slightly arched opening, brick cambered lintel. Smaller fireplace (now blocked) in stack attached to end of house. Single tie-beam truss with king post.  

Reason for designation
Group value with No 2 adjoining.  

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