Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lengthsman's House at Burgedin Lock
Llandrinio, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Burgedin, Llandrinio, Powys, designated on 29 December 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 December 1994
- Locality
- Burgedin
- Community
- Llandrinio
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72514, -3.10808
- Cadw reference
- 15415
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Standing below the Ardd-l_n to Guilsfield road, on the W bank of the canal.
History
Lengthsman's house. c. 1820 and 1840-50.
Exterior
Rendered and lined rendering on brick, slate roof. Two storeys with cellar store facing the canal. Two bays, central entrance within a gabled open timber porch. Double fluted stacks to gables with clayware pots. To rear a stable building with stalls for two horses,and a further attached outhouse.
Boarded up at the time of inspection (August 94).
Reason for designation
One of a number of canal structures at Burgedin on the Montgomeryshire Canal forming a group of special historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Canal outbuildings to E of Lengthsman's House at Burgedin LocksDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to E of Lengthsman's House at Burgedin LockDomesticunder 1 mi
- Operating GearTransportunder 1 mi
- Upper Lock ChamberTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.