Blaenant farmhouse, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9089 / 51°54'31"N

Longitude: -3.3395 / 3°20'22"W

OS Eastings: 307953

OS Northings: 224220

OS Grid: SO079242

Mapcode National: GBR YR.PVPG

Mapcode Global: VH6C6.28DZ

Plus Code: 9C3RWM56+H6

Entry Name: Blaenant farmhouse

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21169

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300021169

Location: In an isolated position at the end of a mountain lane on the W slope of a valley just below the open mountain, SW of Pencelli village and the church of St Meugan.

County: Powys

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

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Llanfeugan

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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History

Farmhouse mostly late C18/early C19, pre 1809 as Theophilus Jones refers to Blaenant as one of the mansions of Llanfeugan parish and as having risen from the ashes of its predecessor, suggesting an earlier building. Restored and extended 1893 by David Morgan who also built the range of farmbuildings adjacent. Tithe map of 1841 shows house and range of buildings on line of later byre.

Exterior

Farmhouse of rendered and painted stone with blue brick end and ridge stacks and a large rear axial stack; Welsh slate roof with overhanging eaves. Two storeys, main 4 window range of 6/6 pane sashes with narrow glazing bars in reveals, centre right blind or blocked; ground floor has centre right gabled porch supported by two cast iron columns on yellow brick plinths; far left signs of a blocked former window, centre left enlarged to a tripartite large pane horned sash; far right a 6/6 pane sash. Stepped back to left is the lower 2 storey shallow gabled extension added in 1893 with long segmental arched hopper windows to gable end facing the farmyard, 3 to first floor and 2 below. To rear, close against bank, 6/6 pane sash windows and a central round arched multipane staircase window.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a largely late C18/early C19 farmhouse within an interesting farm complex substantially upgraded in 1893.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Byre at Blaenant
Forming the W side of the farmyard, Blaenant is to SW of Pencelli.
II Sheepshed at Blaenant
Forming the SE side of the farmyard. Blaenant is to SW of Pencelli.
II Cartshed at Blaenant
Forming the NE border of the famyard. Blaenant lies to SW of Pencelli.
II Barn at Blaenant
Forming the S side of the farmyard at Blaenant and adjoining the byre. Blaenant lies to SW of Pencelli.
II Barn at Pentwyn
Built into the slope end on to the lane, at right angles to the farmhouse, a sloping yard between.
II Pentwyn
On the hillside W of Pencelli near the W community boundary, reached by a steep lane from the valley road.
II Pantllefrith
On the hillside below the open mountain a short distance due S of St Meugan's church.
II Group of 3 chest tombs W of church of St Meugan
In the churchyard W of the church under a group of ancient yews near the railed enclosure.

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Blaenant farmhouse

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