Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Corner Shop
Rhayader, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhayader, Powys, designated on 31 July 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 July 1995
- Community
- Rhayader
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.30044, -3.51012
- Cadw reference
- 16187
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On S corner of East Street and South Street.
History
C17 origins, remodelled in C19.
Exterior
Timber framed with weatherboarding; some painted and applied half timbering over the boarding. Old slate roof with pegged slates laid to diminishing courses.
One storey plus attic. Gable end facing E street has square upper window (Yorkshire sash); on ground floor. Later C19 shopfront, end pilasters, bracketed cornice, central double-leaf glazed doors, window to each side
Elevation to South Street has gabled dormer towards S. On ground floor, two C19 shop windows with end pilasters and cornice.
Reason for designation
One of oldest buildings in town on key site.
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Clock TowerGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Shop on S CornerCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former Tourist Information CentreRecreationalunder 1 mi
- YMCA BuildingHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.