Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sylfaen
Churchstoke, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 October 1996
- Locality
- Churchstoke
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Churchstoke
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.53906, -3.07523
- Cadw reference
- 17338
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Adjoining house and shop located centrally within the village, opposite the Court House Public House on the corner of Cae Camlad. Cobbled paving in front.
History
The original building had a double depth plan and was masonry-built . A number of subsequent developments occurred including the addition of a short, right-angled rear wing and the addition of an early C19 brick facade with shop front. The shop front was subsequently enlarged and altered. Marked on the 1840 Tithe Map as House, Shop, Office and Warehouse. Locally known as ‘The Top Shop’.
Interior
No access was available to the interior at time of inspection (January1996).
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved and unaltered example of small, C18 village houses with a good c1900 shop front. Townscape value.
Nearby in the register
- BrynafonDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Court House InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Church of St NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bridge ViewDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.