Yard House is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 September 1994. House.

Yard House

WRENN ID
haunted-column-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 September 1994
Type
House
Address
Yard House, Abercraf, Tawe-Uchaf
OS grid reference
SN 815 124
Coordinates
51.79834, -3.71934
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Yard House is a two-storey gabled building constructed of rubble sandstone with limestone dressings and chimneys, topped with a slate roof. It features end chimneys and a lean-to on the west gable. The north elevation has two bays with tall windows that have segmental arches. The left window on the upper floor is a small-paned timber sash, consisting of three panes by three. On the ground floor, there is a later sash window with marginal glazing bars, measuring three panes by two. In the centre of the ground floor, two small casement windows illuminate the stairs from a single opening. The south elevation has a similar window pattern, but includes two doors at the centre; one used to lead to the office and the other to the manager's house. The lean-to on the west has been partially rebuilt, with the stone section originally serving as a stable, while the brick section replaced the weighbridge house, which was located in the track outside.

Local climate

Yard House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,460 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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