Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
8936
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/03/1985
Date of Amendment
26/03/1985
Name of Property
Courtyard Ranges at Upper Dolley House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Presteigne
Town
Locality
Easting
328421
Northing
265386
Street Side
Location
Approached down a side from Dolley Green and forming an L-plan group at the entrance to the house from W.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Exterior
Probably early C17 box-framed range to south, later rubble-walled range set into slope by roadside.
Outer rubble wall with 2 raked buttresses to right of full-height opening, corrugated roof, weatherboarded gable-end and courtyard front with remains of loft doors and asserted ground floor openings. Simple tie-beam roof inside.
South range is 2 storeys with stud and infill walls, upper storey above original wall-plates. Slate roofs with wide eaves, collar and tie beam trusses inside with later timbers to support raised eaves, rubble footings. Full-height openings through range G left of centre (formerly with doors to threshing floor?). Small upper openings, glazed vertical lights to E end only, W end incorporated into rubble range along road. The building is partly decayed.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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