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No. 1 Cross Houses

A Grade II Listed Building in Montgomery, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5632 / 52°33'47"N

Longitude: -3.1477 / 3°8'51"W

OS Eastings: 322300

OS Northings: 296773

OS Grid: SO223967

Mapcode National: GBR B0.CMQ2

Mapcode Global: WH7B2.MTBV

Plus Code: 9C4RHV72+7W

Entry Name: No. 1 Cross Houses

Listing Date: 16 April 1982

Last Amended: 16 December 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7956

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300007956

Location: Situated on left end of row of cottages, on corner of Pool Road.

County: Powys

Town: Montgomery

Community: Montgomery (Trefaldwyn)

Community: Montgomery

Built-Up Area: Montgomery

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

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History

End cottage of a row of four probably of C17 or C18 date, timber framed. No 1 is larger and may be earlier though cased in brick, probably in later C18. Square timber framing exposed in the E gable. The row is marked on 1833 map as owned by C.G. Humphreys of Bank House, No 1 occupied in 1839 by Mary Lewis. Shown on OS map of 1975 as Cross Lanes. Old photographs show No 1 with cross-windows each side of the door which has a gabled hood.

Exterior

End terrace house, painted brick with dentilled brick eaves and steep slate roof hipped to SW, gabled to E and with tall red brick stack to rear NW gable. One storey and attic, double-fronted with centre doorway between two window with cambered brick heads and modern glazing. Doorway had a gabled hood on brackets above old door frame with modern door with glazed panels, now within a late C20 glazed porch. Two small dormer windows on eaves with bargeboards and modern paired casements. Windowless brick W end wall. Modern addition to rear. E gable, above No 2 has exposed timber framing in square panels.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a small Georgian brick house with significant evidence of earlier timber-framed origins.

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