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3 Lower Cross Oak Cottages

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9041 / 51°54'14"N

Longitude: -3.298 / 3°17'52"W

OS Eastings: 310795

OS Northings: 223631

OS Grid: SO107236

Mapcode National: GBR YT.Q6KP

Mapcode Global: VH6C6.SDBP

Plus Code: 9C3RWP32+JQ

Entry Name: 3 Lower Cross Oak Cottages

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21138

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300021138

Location: The L shaped group of cottages stands at the junction where the road between Talybont and Pencelli adjacent to the canal meets the road to Aberclydach; partly fronts a small lane linking the two road

County: Powys

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

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Cross Oak

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Formerly a group of 4 or 5 cottages c 1740. Refurbished in 1929; the downpipes are dated and lettering JLM refers to Morgan, the family of David Morgan the Cardiff retailer. Now divided into 3 dwellings, numbers 1, 3 and 5. Earlier name Derwen y Groes; Tithe Apportionment 1841 refers to Public House and Cottages, this property being the Inn. Dated bottles retained by owner.

Exterior

At the junction of the L shaped range comprising 3 cottages (formerly 4 or 5) facing N and E. This property comprises former number 3 at the E end of the N range and former number 4 at the N end of the E range. Number 3 was the largest house in the group. Of colourwashed roughcast stone rubble with Welsh slate roof with swept eaves and corniced coursed stone end stack to left, and another wide and shared to right. Two storeys, attic, and cellar. 3 window range of 6/6 pane sashes with shallow sills, central doorway with 6 panelled door and rectangular overlight, keystones to openings. Gable end facing road has windows at attic and cellar level. Former number 4 has single storey and attic, two window range of segmental arched latticed metal-framed casements to dormers and ground floor either side of similarly arched central doorway with stable-type boarded door.

Interior

Interior not inspected at time of survey (23rd October 1997).

Reasons for Listing

Included together with numbers 1 and 5 as part of a picturesque group of cottages of C18 origin.

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  • II 5 Lower Cross Oak Cottages
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  • II War memorial at Lower Cross Oak
    At the junction between the road from Talybont to Pencelli and the road to Aberclydach.
  • II Cross Oak Bridge (Canal Bridge No.147)
    Just E of Lower Cross Oak and adjacent to Canal Cottages.
  • II Greenhill
    Near the Lower Cross Oak junction on a raised terraced site above the Talybont Pencelli road and the canal, reached by a short drive.
  • II Chilson Bridge (Canal Bridge No.146)
    N of Talybont village and SW of Gilestone.
  • II Former house and attached barn at Coity Bach
    Coity Bach is on the mountain lane leading W from the Pencelli Aberclydach road, a little NW of Talybont village.
  • II Gilestone
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