Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20383
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/08/1998
Date of Amendment
28/08/1998
Name of Property
Usk Cottage
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llangynidr
Town
Locality
Cyffredyn
Easting
316527
Northing
219815
Street Side
S
Location
Half a mile east of Llangynidr, on S side of Cyffredyn Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
A row of 3 cottages shown on the 1840 Tithe Map, when it was owned by a David Smith of Llangynidr. Possibly incorporates but likely replaces a cottage shown on the 1760 Beaufort Estate map. Late C20 converted to a single dwelling.
Exterior
A row of three 2-storey cottages of whitewashed rubble sandstone and slate roof. The cottages are double fronted to centre and L, single fronted to R. Stone stack between centre and R cottages, and external stack to L. Boarded doors and 9-pane Breconshire windows in original openings. At L end is an added one-storey projection in rubble stone and slate roof.
Interior
Not inspected at time of resurvey, July 1997.
Reason for designation
Included as a good and rare example of a row of C19 workers cottages and for group value with Cyffredyn Cottage.
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