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Former Counting House

A Grade II Listed Building in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8927 / 51°53'33"N

Longitude: -3.2838 / 3°17'1"W

OS Eastings: 311754

OS Northings: 222351

OS Grid: SO117223

Mapcode National: GBR YT.QXTF

Mapcode Global: VH6C7.1PCF

Plus Code: 9C3RVPV8+3F

Entry Name: Former Counting House

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21130

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300021130

Location: Set into the bank above the canal, one side fronting the mountain road the other the canal, on the SE edge of Talybont village.

County: Powys

Community: Talybont-on-Usk (Tal-y-bont ar Wysg)

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Talybont on Usk

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Built 1814 at the end of the Brynoer tramroad by Jonathan Dixon and owned by Snead, partner of Bromage and Snead, Brecon Bankers. The tramroad terminated here alongside canal. Lower storey fronts the Brecknock and Abergavenny canal. Refurbished and extended as a dwelling; photograph taken beforehand shows core of building much as at present.

Exterior

A small building of toll-house style built into the canal bank. Of stone rubble with Welsh slate roof with decorative bargeboards, large square axial stack. Single storey single room building at roadside, 2 storeys at canal level. Pointed arched window with Gothick glazing in gable end onto road and former doorway, converted to window, with inset stone seat beside; faces up former tramroad. Timber additions to side and rear.

Interior

Converted to dwelling.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special importance in relation to the canal and the tramroad and for special interest as part of a group of buildings associated with the canal and tramroad.

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  • II* Maes Mawr
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