Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Outbuilding at the Olde Post Office
Trewern, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trewern, Powys, designated on 24 January 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 January 1995
- Locality
- Trewern
- Community
- Trewern
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69605, -3.06539
- Cadw reference
- 15643
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
Outbuilding lying immediately west and in front of The Olde Post Office, with the gable end to the road, now used as a store and drying room.
History
Built c.1850, contemporary with The Olde Poste Office and Bryn Caredig, which were built as estate cottages for Maesfron.
Exterior
Single-storey yellow brick outbuilding with dark tile roof. The gable end facing the road has square turret with four gables and elaborate iron windvane. One small window and door on east front, leading off a wide cobbled path with seven steps. Painted brick lean-to on W. To the rear, is a further small outbuilding with door and window and a terminal red brick stack.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with The Olde Poste Office and Bryn Caredig and as an important part of the picturesque group associated with Maesfron.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding at The Olde Post OfficeDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Olde Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Bryn CaredigDomesticunder 1 mi
- MaesfronDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.