Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
26 Severn Street
Welshpool, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Welshpool, Powys, designated on 11 March 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 11 March 1981
- Locality
- Welshpool
- Community
- Welshpool
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.65917, -3.14658
- Cadw reference
- 16734
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
Part of a continuous development on the S side of the street.
Exterior
Built c1830, probably as house and shop from the outset. Brick front to street elevation, local granite rubble to rear; hipped slate roof with axial stack. 3 storeys, 2-window range. Shop front occupies most of the ground floor and is of late C19 type, with panelled pilasters supporting renewed fascia; doorway recessed to left, the window canted into the recess, and divided into 2 large panes across the main display. 4-panelled doorway with segmentally arched brick head to the right gives access to domestic accommodation above the shop. Upper windows are 12-pane sashes with gauged brick heads to first floor, 9-pane sashes above.
Included as a simple mid C19 house and shop which forms part of a group on the S side of Severn Street.
Nearby in the register
- 25 Severn StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Mansion House including railings to streetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Trustees Savings BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- 23 Severn StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.