Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bank House
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
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 September 1991
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Community
- Builth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14822, -3.40093
- Cadw reference
- 7441
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
Above line of street behind small railed garden.
History
Late Georgian, on Tithe Map of 1842.
Exterior
Slate roof with overhanging eaves, stone chimneys. Local grey stone, squared and coursed.
Two storey, three window symmetrical front. Central entrance and end chimneys. Twelve pane hornless sash windows under slightly voussoir lintels. Recessed doorway under round arch. Six panelled door with semi-circular fanlight over.
Rear elevation unsquared rubble. Rear window frames modern but generally respect original openings.
Interior
Interior maintains original arrangements with central entrance hall with dogleg stair, restored but containing parts of original work. Kitchen to left. To right living room and smaller room behind, entered beneath stairs.
Nearby in the register
- The Plough Inn P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
- Former Confectioner's ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- T.J. MorganCommercialunder 1 mi
- Hughes OutfittersCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.