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Upper Dyffryn

A Grade II Listed Building in Whitton, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2812 / 52°16'52"N

Longitude: -3.102 / 3°6'7"W

OS Eastings: 324918

OS Northings: 265361

OS Grid: SO249653

Mapcode National: GBR B2.YDYQ

Mapcode Global: VH76V.5XYK

Plus Code: 9C4R7VJX+F6

Entry Name: Upper Dyffryn

Listing Date: 16 March 1992

Last Amended: 16 March 1992

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 9086

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300009086

Location: Situated midway along the south side of Cascob valley about one-and-a-half miles west of Discoed crossroads.

County: Powys

Community: Whitton (Llanddewi yn Hwytyn)

Community: Whitton

Locality: Cascob

Traditional County: Radnorshire

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History

C16/17 former timber-framed house with hall and jettied crosswing, partially rebuilt in stone with hall roof heightened.

Exterior

Two storeys and cellar, coursed rubble blocks with string course, exposed timber-framing to first floor of crosswing - irregular panels with some close-studding and v-braces in the apex. Slate roof, half-hipped to west of hall range. Projecting stone stacks with brick uppers to wall of crosswing and east gable of hall. Six panel door with slated canopy on plain timber posts and twelve-pane C19 sashes with brick cills to hall, nine-panel C19 lights with central metal casement to crosswing. Rear windows C19 wooden casements.

The house was empty and beginning to decay at time of inspection (May 1990).

Interior

Not fully inspected. Deep chamfered beam and main joists with draw stops to crosswing, wide scroll-stopped beam to left of entrance hall. C19 remodelling including stairs, fireplaces, king-post trusses, six-panelled doors.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Lower Dyffryn with which house it contrasts in date and style.

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