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
9349
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/08/1987
Date of Amendment
09/03/1995
Name of Property
Upper House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Painscastle
Town
Locality
Painscastle
Easting
316707
Northing
246140
Street Side
Location
Set into the east rampart of the castle bailey.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Aisled box-frame hall house with central base cruck, ca. 1450, possibly built as the residence of the Stewards of the Earls of Warwick. Remodelled as stone-walled, storeyed house in C17, later alterations including modern windows throughout. A fire in 1987 caused serious damage to the roof timbers over the central portion, common rafters were burnt beyond repair, principal timbers suffered severe charring. The building was empty and awaiting renovation at the time of survey (1993).
Exterior
Plan form of hall range (originally open to roof) with outer cross wings, gabled storeyed porch on north side, gabled staircase projection in rear angle. Two storeys, white-washed rubble walls (some repairs), slate roofs, projecting brick stack to hall range, plain bargeboards. Three-window east front with swept dormers and modern glazed door up steps.
Interior
Remarkable interior retains two-bay medieval hall with central base-cruck and spere-truss to cross passage. C17 floor and central chimney inserted. Exceptional detailing to truss blades with chamfered and checked angles, feathered and broach stops etc. Spectacular roof structure including cornice mouldings to arcade plates, curved windbraces, multiple dowels, arch-braces to cambered collars.
Medieval solar cross-range (now divided into two storeys) with cambered tie-beams and feathered stop chamfers. C17 post and panel screen at solar end of hall, C17 stairs added on south side with ball finial newels and turned balusters. Downhill east cross-range considerably rebuilt in C17 with chamfered beams and large open fireplace at north end. Eighteenth century wall-paintings against spere truss.
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding external alterations and fire damage, as one of the most important late medieval hall houses in Powys.
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