Abercrombie House (Post Office and Stores) is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 11 March 1981. House.

Abercrombie House (Post Office and Stores)

WRENN ID
standing-nave-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
11 March 1981
Type
House
Address
Abercrombie House (Post Office and Stores), Guilsfield
OS grid reference
SJ 219 116
Coordinates
52.69674, -3.15597
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Abercrombie House, originally a timber framed house from the 17th century with early 19th century alterations, is faced with colourwashed brickwork on the main south elevation. The building is two storeys high and consists of three bays, with the central bay being wider. There are two external stacks at the rear serving the end bays, although one stack has been reduced in height.

The south elevation features a central six-panelled door set within a trellis porch. On the ground floor, there are two-centred half-brick arched windows designed in the Trawscoed estate style, while the upper floor has windows with two-light metal frames. The eaves are adorned with brick dentils.

To the rear, the house has been extended by a link to a two-bay brick building with a gable stack, which is roofed at right angles. The gable end of this building has been further extended towards the road by a 20th-century addition that houses the post office, which is not included in this description. Additionally, a lean-to structure along the rear connects to the brick building.

Local climate

Abercrombie House (Post Office and Stores) receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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