Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17547
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
05/11/1996
Date of Amendment
05/11/1996
Name of Property
Pen-y-borfa fawr
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Caersws
Town
Locality
Caersws
Easting
302334
Northing
292432
Street Side
NE
Location
Located approximately 1Km N of Caersws village, with its gable end to the road.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
A tall estate house, probably built in the mid C19, perhaps for the Williams-Wynne Estate.
Exterior
Coursed squared greywacke rubble, with slate roof. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays, the centre bay sharply gabled, and a 2-storey 1-bay central rear wing. Central panelled door with tall margin-glazed overlight, set deeply in panelled reveals. Twelve-paned sashes in openings with slightly cambered heads, but the attic gable has a pointed headed sash window with intersecting glazing bars. Wide boxed eaves, bracketed from a high set corbelling course, and the centre gable has cusped openwork bargeboards. Gable stacks.
The rear wing is slate hung, and has 12-paned sashes and a gable stack.
Interior
Not accessible at time of inspection, (May 1996).
Reason for designation
Included as a well designed and preserved mid C19 house, with added interest as built as an imposing estate dwelling.
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