Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
River View
Berriew, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1995
- Community
- Berriew
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59918, -3.20205
- Cadw reference
- 16344
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
On the west side of the short length of road that connects the B4390 and the B4385 in the centre of Berriew, backing onto the River Rhiw.
History
Possibly C18 in origin, but rebuilt as a pair of shops by the Vaynor Estate c1850 (an architect's drawing showing alterations to the property which was then a saddlers and drapers shop is dated 1854).
Exterior
Painted brick with dentilled cornice and slate roof. 2 storeyed, a symmetrically designed building of 5 bays with central pediment with oculus over paired entrances. These have battened plank doors beneath timber canopies supported on ornate wrought iron brackets. Blind segmentally arched panel above the doors. Shop window (inserted) in left hand bay, with entrance to shop alongside it to the left. Projecting C19 small-paned bay window of shop in gable end return. Upper windows unsympathetically renewed in original openings. Right hand section has central entrance with battened plank doorway with canopy hood flanked by 12-pane sash window to the left, and 2-pane rectangular shop window with entablature to the right. 2 12-pane sash windows to first floor. Windows throughout all have the chamfered cases characteristic of the Vaynor Estate.
Reason for designation
Included as an interesting example of mid C19 estate provision, designed in an urbane style, and forming part of an important group of buildings at the centre of the village.
Nearby in the register
- Corner ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- AllsortsCommercialunder 1 mi
- The SignDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box at NE approach to Berriew BridgeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.