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Bristol House occupied by Davies Bros. Grocers

Builth, Powys, Wales

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
52.14851, -3.40304
Cadw reference
7437

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Cadw's description

On line of street. Shop of later nineteenth century, with living accommodation above.

Slate roof, red brick chimney, rendered brick front, painted, with impressed quoins and raised architraves to first floor windows. Exposed red brick at rear.

Three storeys, three window front. Top floor has 3 horned sash windows under painted stone lintels. Between 1st and 2nd floors, in C 19 raised lettering, "Bristol House". First floor central round-arched window flanked by pair of Venetian type windows each consisting of a larger round-headed window flanked by smaller round-headed windows. On ground floor, at each end, a round-headed doorway with moulded surround and semi-circular fanlight. Door at left leads through to rear yard, door at right to accommodation above. Between doors, C19 double fronted shopfront. Classically inspired pilasters with panels and medallions support a cornice on brackets and fascia board. Central set back doorway, with marginal glazing and opening light above.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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