Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
84828
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/07/2005
Date of Amendment
28/07/2005
Name of Property
Lower Cantref
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanfrynach
Town
Brecon
Locality
Cantref
Easting
306404
Northing
226047
Street Side
Location
Situated just to the W of the Afon Cynrig some 1.2 km W of Llanfrynach village.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19 three-storey house, a larger farmhouse than usual, associated with the Abercynrig estate.
Exterior
Farmhouse, squared rubble stone with deep-eaved slate roof and stone end chimneys with dripstones and cornices. Tall three storeys, three bays with raised angle strips of tooled stone and similar tooled stone for window lintels and sides. Stone sills. Nine-pane upper windows, 12-pane elsewhere with centre door in added rubble-stone gabled porch. Raised plinth.
Rear wall has very long arched stair light in centre, over door with stone lintel. Outer bays have similar windows to front but with rougher stone lintels, small relieving arches over first floor and door lintels.
Attached lower range of rubble stone with two casement pair windows and timber lintels to front. Rear has three long horizontal windows under eaves and broad doorway with cemented lintel and C20 glazed doors.
Interior
Interior altered with new staircase.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a formally-designed late Georgian farmhouse, of a character unusual in the region.
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