Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15336
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1995
Date of Amendment
31/01/1995
Name of Property
Detached former Smithy Range (near The White Heart)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Gladestry
Town
Locality
Gladestry
Easting
323114
Northing
255061
Street Side
Location
Set into bank 20m SE of Parish Church, abuts churchyard.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C16, former Drover's Inn and, in C19, village shop. Major renovations in 1980's.
Exterior
Two storeys. Partial survival of original square panel timber frame with later brick nogging to south front, elsewhere rubble walls, weatherboarded east gable. Stone tile roofs. Projecting rubble stack to west gable, rubble eaves stack to north wall. Modern doors and windows including continuous row of first floor casements facing S. In south-west corner is small single storey rubble block, the former shop.
Adjacent to the house a detached rubble/slate block with brick dressings. Formerly the smithy/stable serving the Inn. The forge, bellows and cooling trough are all in situ.
Interior
Some C16 wall framing including chamfered door frames with masons mitres and original central truss. West room has range, bread oven and what is possibly a stew-warmer, a massive stone block with two fire holes for pans to sit over. On the upper floor a large room with external entrance and oven hob grate.
Reason for designation
A former historic inn with unusual fenestration and group value with the Parish Church and Corner House.
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