Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garrod's Newsagents
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85853, -3.13742
- Cadw reference
- 7221
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Short terrace midway down the High Street meeting the Tower Street NE terrace at the corner.
History
Mid C19 (not shown on 1840 Tithe Map)
Exterior
Group of simple classical 2-storey, 2-window stucco and roughcast fronts with plinths and cill band. Slate roofs, projecting eaves and cement render chimney stacks. Small-pane 1st floor windows offset to Nos 50 and 51; multipaned shop front to No 49 flanked by deep pilasters, 2 sash windows to ground floor of No 50 with glazing bars to upper sash and later shop front to No 51 with semicircular headed lights. Arched entrances of 2 orders; modern door to No 49 and panelled doors to Nos 50 and 51; traceried fanlights. Half-glazed shop door on splayed corner.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Lloyd's BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- Jubilee House (D.E.Collett)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Dairy ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- Jubliee House (M.T.Cashell,Family Butcher)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.