Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gate House
Welshpool, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 11 March 1981
- Locality
- Llanerchydol
- Community
- Welshpool
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.65863, -3.16320
- Cadw reference
- 7729
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Alongside the Llanfair Caereinion Road, on the NW side, 250m approx. from the roundabout to the W of Welshpool.
Exterior
History: Almost certainly built as a toll house for the Turnpike Road to Dolgellau, c1820.
Exterior: Rough random local rubble, the roof renewed with concrete tiles; ribbed brick stack to rear. 2 storeys, L- plan, with gabled wing advanced towards the road. Entrance in added porch in the angle of this wing and the range at right- angles with it. Wing has canted bay window to ground floor, and 4-centred arched head to 2-light casement above, in chamfered architrave. Similar windows in the gable end of the other range. All windows have ornamental cast-iron diamond lattice glazing.
Listed as a good example of an early C19 toll house, retaining much of its original Picturesque vocabulary.
Nearby in the register
- Second Lodge to Llanerchydol HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Entrance gate, flanking walls and railings adjoining First Lodge to Llanerchydol HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- First Lodge to Llanerchydol HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Christ ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.