Havard House, including Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gate; and Former Stable Blocks to East and West is a Grade II* listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 January 1952. Town house. 7 related planning applications.
Havard House, including Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gate; and Former Stable Blocks to East and West
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1952
- Type
- Town house
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
At W end is a 2 storey block formerly the stables to No 3 Buckingham Place. Stone with red brick dressings; slate roof; camber-headed window and door openings. On ground floor, two wide cartshed doors to L and, to R, a panelled door with fanlight with small panes and a 12-pane sash window at right-hand end. On upper floor, four 9-pane sash Windows.
Havard House, basically a 17th century town house. Slate roof with diamond chimneys. Street front of 3 storeys, 3 windows; pebbledash; parapet. On top floor, 3 low casement windows in plain architraves. On first floor, 12-pane sash windows with thick glazing bars in plain architraves. Ground floor, L has doorway with rusticated stone architrave; modern door. Forecourt enclosed by fine wrought iron gates and railings. To L, Former stable block now converted to convent use. Two sections both rendered with slate roofs. Western block is of two storeys with higher eaves; external chimney breast to front. Stone architraves and first floor band. Nine-pane sash windows, 2 to upper floor, and on ground floor to R. To L, a 4-panelled door with architrave. The Eastern wing is of one storey and attic and has lower eaves. Slate roof. Three gabled dormers with modern two-light casements. On ground floor, four 9-pane sash windows with horns. To rear, at right angles to W, a gabled block of 2 storeys and attic, with 12-pane sash to attic, two 12-pane sashes to first floor, and 2 tall small-pane windows on ground floor. Main block has, on first floor, four 12-pane sashes, that to L at a lower level. Ground floor breaks forward with doorway to L, and two small-pane sashes to R. At right angles, long modern block.
Exceptional C18 interiors include Parlour with panelled dado, fireplace with lugged architrave and pediment; iron grate with Gothic detailing. Staircase hall with oak and mahogany stair with turned balusters; flanked by Doric pillars. Sitting room with bolection-moulded doorcase, complete panelling, fireplace with overmantel, cornice, panelled doors. Workroom (former dining room?) with complete panelling, fireplace with pedimented overmantel. Rear bedroom with panelling; fireplace of late C18 with Adamesque iron grate. Front bedroom with, parts of heavy cornice, firplace with overmantel. Many rooms with panelled doors; panelled shutters. C20 chapel with interesting stained glass (c 1960s) by monks of Prinknash Abbey.
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