Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
16211
Building Number
1  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
31/07/1995  
Date of Amendment
31/07/1995  
Name of Property
No 1  
Address
1 Elan Village  

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Rhayader  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
293299  
Northing
264968  
Street Side
 
Location
Above village street, facing up hill towards former school.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Detached house built by City of Birmingham for maintenance workers at Elan Valley reservoir scheme. Designed between 1906 and 1909 by Buckland, Haywood, & Farmer, architects, of Birmingham.  

Exterior
Arts & Crafts style detached house. Two storeys. Brown rubble with bathstone dressings, slate roof. Mullioned windows (casements renewed). Entrance front has slightly advanced central bay (with entrance doorway) which runs up as gabled dormer with 2-light window. Splayed bay window to each side. Left gabled end has first floor 3-light window, and ground floor 2-light window. Rear has block with 2 large gables, and tall chimney at angle between this and R gable end. Large chimney to far side. To rear is detached outbuilding with hipped slate roof, and chimney.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
High quality early C20 Arts & Crafts house, forming part of group of Garden Village buildings in Elan Village. Group value.  

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