Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
3 Broad Street
Welshpool, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 March 1981
- Locality
- Welshpool
- Community
- Welshpool
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.66040, -3.14839
- Cadw reference
- 7763
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
Adjacent to Nos 1-2 Broad Street, close to the corner with Hall Street.
History
Built as a house in the mid C18, as part of a larger development with Nos 4 and 5 Broad Street, which together formed the property of the Newill family (the adjacent property is dated 1721 and No 3 appears to be almost contemporary). The building was partially remodelled externally in the later C19, perhaps when it became a shop. It is now used in conjunction with No 4, and the two buildings interconnect on the first floor.
Exterior
Painted brick with low pitched slate roof (the result of late C19 remodelling work); gable end stack to left. Ground floor has C20 shop front; square oriel window to first floor inserted in the later C19 (gauged brick head of the earlier opening visible above it). 8-pane sash window in second storey. Dentilled eaves band.
Interior
A fine steeply curved staircase with slender stick balusters and swept rail survives at the first floor.
Reason for designation
Part of a group of C18-C19 buildings in the centre of the town.
Nearby in the register
- 4 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pinewood TavernCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Boot StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.