Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House

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Upper House, the Malt House and Little Malt House
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Upper House is at the right of the image, with the Malthouse, Little Malt House, granary and gazebo out of shot behind
TypeHouse
Location Crickhowell, Powys
Coordinates 51°51′35″N3°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
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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.

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History and description

The Powys edition of the Pevsner The Buildings of Wales series dates the former mansion 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, Rumsey Place. 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]

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