Castle Du Cottage, Sennybridge, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9425 / 51°56'32"N

Longitude: -3.5772 / 3°34'37"W

OS Eastings: 291680

OS Northings: 228282

OS Grid: SN916282

Mapcode National: GBR YF.MWW7

Mapcode Global: VH5FD.YF7R

Plus Code: 9C3RWCRF+X4

Entry Name: Castle Du Cottage

Listing Date: 28 October 2005

Last Amended: 28 October 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 86904

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300086904

Location: Situated by Castell Du farmhouse on slope to S of W end of Sennybridge, reached by drive off lane from Trephilip Bridge.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Maescar (Maes-car)

Community: Maescar

Locality: Sennybridge

Built-Up Area: Sennybridge

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Cottages now house probably built in the 1820s at the same time as the adjacent Castle Du which was the northern depot of the Brecon Forest tramroad, the drive marking the tram route which continued on down to the A40 opposite Glan Wysg, home of John Christie promoter of the tramway in the 1820s. Occupied by the Lewis family from early C20.

Exterior

Former cottages, now house, white painted rubble stone with imitation slate roof and four roughcast brick stacks. Long range, two storeys: at right end a double-fronted house with two 9-pane Brecon hopper windows each floor and centre door. Cambered brick heads, stone sills. This has chimneys each end and straight joint to a two-bay section with centre chimney, similar 9-pane sashes above and 12-pane below, with tooled stone sills, but no door. the final section, to left, is set back, two-bay with left end chimney, 12-pane sash each floor to left with brick heads, 9-pane to right with stone voussoirs, over door with timber lintel and stone shelf. Stone sills. Single storey addition on right end.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special historic interest as an early C19 cottage row associated with the Brecon Forest Tramroad.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Gates, piers and walls at entrance to Glanwysg
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II Glanwysg
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II Milestone outside Milestone Cottage
Situated on the N side of the A40 opposite lane to Castle Farm.
II Sion Baptist Chapel
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II Castle House
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II Maespoeth House
Situated just E of Pont Senni in centre of Sennybridge, on S side of A40.
II Trephilip
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II The former Drug Stores
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Castle Du Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Sennybridge, Powys