Pentre is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 March 1969. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.
Pentre
- WRENN ID
- last-clay-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1969
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Pentre, Llanfechain, SY22 6XB
- OS grid reference
- SJ 173 197
- Coordinates
- 52.76889, -3.2267
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Pentre is a former farmhouse located on a terraced site that slopes down to the east and south. The building has one and a half to two storeys and is oriented east to west. Its exterior is primarily constructed of Ruabon bricks, except for the east bay, which features earlier handmade bricks with two dentilled string courses. The south side of the east bay is made of common orange brick, which appears to be contemporary with the Ruabon bricks. On the north side, there are three lean-to or catslide roofed extensions of varying heights, with one located at the west end. The roofs are covered in slate with tile ridges. A large mid chimney is offset to the east and features ribbed twin stacks made of grey stone, which are joined at the cap with additional ribbing. There is also an end-stack made of brickwork at the east gable.
The most prominent elevation is the irregular 19th-century south side, which has four dormer windows that extend through the eaves. Three of these dormers contain timber mullion and transom windows with iron casements and glazing bars, while the fourth has a pair of casements beneath an overlight set within the triangle of the dormer gable. The lower windows also feature timber mullion and transom designs with iron casements and glazing bars, along with three modern doors. The east side and the east bay of the north side have additional 19th-century fenestration with iron casements and glazing bars, while the rest of the north side includes irregular small-pane modern windows. There are two small roof-lights on the north side of the main roof.
Internally, Pentre is a four-bay hall house with a dais to the west, which has been converted to a lobby entrance type. The fine dais partition is of post and panel construction and includes a single doorway on its north side, with visible carpenter's marks. The panel heads are chamfered. A notable 17th-century staircase with splat balusters is present, along with an early door-head, possibly for a cross-passage, located on the north side in the third bay.
Local climate
Pentre receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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