The White Heart, Gladestry, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1885 / 52°11'18"N

Longitude: -3.1265 / 3°7'35"W

OS Eastings: 323082

OS Northings: 255073

OS Grid: SO230550

Mapcode National: GBR F1.472L

Mapcode Global: VH69Y.R8G3

Plus Code: 9C4R5VQF+C9

Entry Name: The White Heart

Listing Date: 31 January 1995

Last Amended: 31 January 1995

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 15335

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300015335

Location: Set into bank 20m SE of Parish Church, abuts churchyard.

County: Powys

Community: Gladestry (Llanfair Llythynwg)

Community: Gladestry

Traditional County: Radnorshire

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History

C16, former Drover's Inn and, in C19, village shop. Major renovations in 1980's.

Exterior

Two storeys. Partial survival of original square panel timber frame with later brick nogging to south front, elsewhere rubble walls, weatherboarded east gable. Stone tile roofs. Projecting rubble stack to west gable, rubble eaves stack to north wall. Modern doors and windows including continuous row of first floor casements facing S. In south-west corner is small single storey rubble block, the former shop.

Adjacent to the house a detached rubble/slate block with brick dressings. Formerly the smithy/stable serving the Inn. The forge, bellows and cooling trough are all in situ.

Interior

Some C16 wall framing including chamfered door frames with masons mitres and original central truss. West room has range, bread oven and what is possibly a stew-warmer, a massive stone block with two fire holes for pans to sit over. On the upper floor a large room with external entrance and oven hob grate.

Reasons for Listing

A former historic inn with unusual fenestration and group value with the Parish Church and Corner House.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Detached former Smithy Range (near The White Heart)
Set into bank 20m SE of Parish Church, abuts churchyard.
I Parish Church of St Mary
Situated in open churchyard above B4594, on NW side of village centre.
II Corner House
Lies 35m E of the Parish Church in village centre, set back from main through road.
II Gladestry Court
Prominent village location on S side of main through road, 150 yards E of parish church. Marked on 1839 Tithe Map as Great House, on site of Manor House.
II Old Tithe Barn (belonging to Gladestry Court)
Prominently sited 50m to NE of the parish church.
II Former Meeting House to left of Gladestry Post Offcies
Village centre, fronting through road 200 yards NE of Parish Church.
II* Stone House
Elevated position 800m SE of Gladestry. The first Radnorshire property to be acquired by James Watt. He purchased it in 1798 from Thomas Harley of Berrington Hall.
II Foyce
Lies about 800m NW of Gladestry and reached along by-roads running N from the junction at Gladestry Church.

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The White Heart

A Grade II Listed Building in Gladestry, Powys