Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Canal Warehouse
Berriew, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Garthmyl, Berriew, Powys, designated on 21 August 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1995
- Locality
- Garthmyl
- Community
- Berriew
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.58477, -3.19053
- Cadw reference
- 16376
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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
On the original line of the main Welshpool-Newtown road which is now set back from the present road line, built below the embankment of the Montgomeryshire Canal, 150m approx. N of the Nags Head Public House.
History
Originally built as a warehouse, with warehouse man's dwelling and weighbridge office, and part of the Montgomeryshire Canal wharf at Garthmyl. This was the terminus of the canal when it was first constructed in 1794-7, until it was continued to Newtown between 1815 and 1819-21. The warehouse was later converted into a house, probably c1850.
Exterior
Rough random rubble with brick dressings and slate roof with brick end wall stacks. 2 storeyed, raised over a basement. 3-window range with central boarded and panelled door approached up steps to a terrace (marking the rear ground level of the canal wharf) with cast-iron rails. Flanking windows (dating from conversion to house, c1850) are 2-light casements with margin-lights, and all lower openings have single-ring cambered brick heads. Upper windows are similar. Dentilled eaves band. Adjoining the main house to the right is a lower building of painted brick, the original dwelling and weighbridge office: Original dwelling at the upper level, partly built over a continuation of the terrace wall in front of the former warehouse. 2-unit plan with central chimney. Small office below, with doorway to the right, and 2-light metal casement window with cambered head.
Reason for designation
The buildings are of considerable historical interest as survivors of the early canal-port of Garthmyl, and the later conversion to domestic use is also indicative of the declining significance of Garthmyl as a port following the completion of the canal as far as Newtown. The dwelling in the former warehouse is also a good example of a mid C19 small vernacular house.
Nearby in the register
- Southern Kiln-Bank at GarthmylIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Bridge 131 over The Montgomeryshire CanalTransportunder 1 mi
- Bridge 130 over The Mongomeryshire CanalTransportunder 1 mi
- Former Nags Head MaltingsIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.