Llywy Cottage, Abbey Cwmhir (Abaty Cwm-hir), Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.329 / 52°19'44"N

Longitude: -3.3715 / 3°22'17"W

OS Eastings: 306635

OS Northings: 270984

OS Grid: SO066709

Mapcode National: GBR 9Q.VDKL

Mapcode Global: VH691.JQ0G

Plus Code: 9C4R8JHH+HC

Entry Name: Llywy Cottage

Listing Date: 3 September 2004

Last Amended: 3 September 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83098

ID on this website: 300083098

Location: Set back from the S side of a minor road between Abey Cwmhir and Crossgates, approximately 1.3km ESE of the parish church.

County: Powys

Community: Abbey Cwmhir (Abaty Cwm-hir)

Community: Abbey Cwmhir

Locality: Tyfaenor

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

An Abbey Cwmhir estate cottage described as Common Garden Cottage on the 1839 Tithe map. It was subsequently altered and is shown as 2 cottages on the 1889 and 1903 Ordnance Surveys.

Exterior

A 2-storey 2-window cottage of roughcast walls, slate roof and central blue-brick stack. Windows have small-pane iron-frame casements with Gothic glazing bars characteristic of the Abbey Cwmhir Estate. The front has 2-light mullioned windows with hood moulds and sill bands. The entrance is in a lean-to set back in the L gable end, with panelled door. A corresponding lean-to in the R gable end (formerly the entrance to the R-hand cottage) has a 2-light casement window. Small replacement windows are above each lean-to.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special architectural interest as a well-detailed and well-preserved C19 estate cottage of distinctive character.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Ty Faenor
On the E side of a minor road between Abbey Cwmhir and Llananno, approximately 1.7km E of the parish church.
II* Cwmhir Abbey
In a field approximately 250m SSE of the parish church and on the N side of the Clywedog Brook.
II Gate piers, gates and attached walls at entrance to The Hall
At the SE entrance to the house and continuing on the S side of the gardens facing the road through the village.
II Home Farmhouse
Approximately 200m SSE of the parish church at the S end of the farmyard and separated from the farm by a garden wall incorporating a tympanum salvaged from the abbey ruins.
II NE farm range at Home Farm
On the N side of the house.
II Tympanum in garden wall at Home Farm
Set into the wall on the NW side of the house, facing the front garden.
II SW farm range at Home Farm
On the W side of the house.
II* The Hall
In its own grounds on an elevated site above the Abbey ruins and to the E side of the parish church.

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Llywy Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Abbey Cwmhir (Abaty Cwm-hir), Powys