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Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House

Coordinates: 51°51′35″N 3°08′07″W / 51.8596°N 3.1354°W / 51.8596; -3.1354
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Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House
Upper House is at the right of the image, with the Malthouse, Little Malt House, granary and gazebo out of shot behind
TypeHouse
LocationCrickhowell, Powys
Coordinates51°51′35″N 3°08′07″W / 51.8596°N 3.1354°W / 51.8596; -3.1354
Built17th/18th centuries
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameUpper House
Designated19 July 1963
Reference no.7251
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameThe Malt House
Designated19 July 1963
Reference no.7248
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameLittle Malt House
Designated19 July 1963
Reference no.7250
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameFormer Granary to the Malt House
Designated19 July 1963
Reference no.7247
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameGazebo at The Malthouse
Designated25 September 1986
Reference no.7249
Listed Building – Grade II
Official namePigsty at Upper House
Designated25 September 1986
Reference no.7252
Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House is located in Powys
Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House
Location of Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House in Powys

Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House, form three elements of a former large mansion, Rumsey Place, on Standard Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. They date from the 17th and early 18th centuries. All three buildings, a granary, and a gazebo which stands on the garden of the Malt House, have Grade II* historic listings. A further granary and a pigsty are listed at Grade II.

History and description

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The Powys edition of the Pevsner The Buildings of Wales series dates the former mansion, Rumsey Place, to 1609.[1] Cadw suggests earlier, 16th-century, origins for the complex.[2] The Rumsey family were prosperous maltsters and brewers who, as their wealth grew, developed the complex as their Crickhowell townhouse. The house was built to a traditional hall H-plan, with a courtyard of ancillary commercial and agricultural buildings.[1] In the 19th century, the mansion was subdivided, although remaining in the hands of the Rumsey family. Upper House formed the eastern wing,[2] the Malt House the western wing,[3] and the Little Malt House was formed later, in the 1920s, from the cross passage between the two.[4]

The granary forms the western wing of the courtyard, and dates from the early 18th century.[5] The pigsty[6] and another granary stand to the east of Upper House.[7] A gazebo in the garden of the Malt House also dates from the 18th century.[8] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) notes the building as being square with a pyramid roof.[9] RCAHMW also records the interior of Upper House as containing remnants of Tudor decoration, including a fireplace and wall paintings.[10]

Upper House,[2] the Malt House,[3] Little Malt House,[4] and the granary and the gazebo at the Malt House,[5][8] are Grade II* listed buildings, while the Upper House granary and pigsty are listed at Grade II.[7][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Scourfield & Haslam 2013, p. 473.
  2. ^ a b c Cadw. "Upper House (Grade II*) (7251)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cadw. "The Malt House (Grade II*) (7248)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b Cadw. "Little Malt House (Grade II) (7250)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cadw. "Granary at the Malt House (Grade II*) (7247)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b Cadw. "Pigsty at Upper House (Grade II) (7252)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b Cadw. "Granary at Upper House (Grade II) (7253)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b Cadw. "Gazebo at the Malt House (Grade II) (7249)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ "The Malt House Gazebo (23001)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Upper House (309740)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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