Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
83095
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/09/2004
Date of Amendment
03/09/2004
Name of Property
Happy Union Inn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Abbey Cwmhir
Town
Locality
Abbey Cwmhir
Easting
305405
Northing
271239
Street Side
Location
On the S side of the road through the village, directly opposite the church.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
A C19 public house mentioned in an estate survey of 1822, with windows characteristic of the Abbey Cwmhir Estate in the rebuilding programme undertaken after it was purchased in 1838 by Francis Philips.
Exterior
A 2-storey 3-window public house, of whitened brick front, rubble-stone side walls and rendered rear, hipped slate roof on sawtooth eaves, and rebuilt brick stacks to the ends and yellow-brick stack L of centre to the front roof slope. The central doorway has a half-glazed panelled door under a round head with wood and plasterwork replacing the original fanlight. Above the door is a wooden sign board. Windows are 2-light small-pane iron-frame casements with Gothic glazing, under segmental heads. They are unequally placed with 2 windows to the R of the doorway and one to the L. The R end wall has inserted windows. A single-storey rear wing has a stone ridge stack. To the R of the wing the main range has an iron-frame casement.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its architectural interest as a C19 public house retaining strong original character and detail, and for its contribution to the historic character of the village.
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