Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
25 Severn 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
- 52.65913, -3.14645
- Cadw reference
- 7855
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
Part of a continuous development on the S side of the street.
Exterior
The building may be C18 in origin, but was remodelled c1830. Lined-out render with slate roof overhanging on modillion eaves cornice. 2 storeyed, 3-window range with central entrance. Trellis work cast-iron porch with Greek key pattern houses entrance: a 4-panelled, partly glazed door with moulded entablature hood recessed in shallow segmental archway with fanlight. Flanking windows are tripartite sashes with cambered heads in moulded architraves. Continuous sill band to 12-pane sash windows of first floor, which also have stressed architraves.
The building is a well-detailed early C19 town house retaining much of its original character externally. It forms part of an important group of properties developed in the early years of the C19 on the S side of Severn Street.
Nearby in the register
- 26 Severn StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Mansion House including railings to streetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 23 Severn StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 22 Severn StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.