Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 Broad Street
Builth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Builth Wells, Builth, Powys, designated on 16 September 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 September 1991
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Community
- Builth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14954, -3.40077
- Cadw reference
- 7422
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On line of street adjacent to Lion Hotel.
History
Four shops at time of inspection, "Castle Corner", W H Owen (2 shops) and "Wool Shop", but originally probably 2 premises.
Eighteenth century, remodelled and roof raised early C19.
Exterior
Slate roof with, to right, yellow brick chimney. Partially timber-framed. Front of painted smooth render with some scribed lines imitating ashlar. At rear, ground and first floor rubble stone, and second floor in red brick, clearly later extension.
Three storeys, 8 window front arranged 4 + 4. Low pitched roof with deeply overhanging boarded eaves. Windows generally small pane hornless sashes but some changes. Windows set very shallow. Second floor windows set under eaves, 9 panes, (2nd and 6th windows from left blocked). First floor windows taller with 12 panes, (but 2nd and 3rd from left have modern glazing). Ground floor has shopfronts of c. 1900 and mid C20.
Rendered gable end to E. Some slate hanging on W gable. Rear has modern additions on ground floor.
Reason for designation
Group value with Lion Hotel and Fountain Hotel opposite.
Nearby in the register
- 6 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 10 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 4 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Fountain HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.