Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Black Boy Hotel
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Newtown, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, designated on 18 July 1949.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 18 July 1949
- Locality
- Newtown
- Community
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.51646, -3.31585
- Cadw reference
- 8022
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line half way between Old Church Street and the Long Bridge.
History
C17 timber framed lobby entry plan house, refronted in brick later C18.
Exterior
3-storey, 4-window, whitewashed Flemish bond front. Bands at floor levels. Raised eaves giving gently pitched slate roof. Saw toothed eaves cornice. Central panelled brick stack, new cap. 2 and 3 light small paned iron casement window under eaves to 2nd floor. Similar transomed windows to 1st floor of 3 lights each flanking dummy with 2 light window over carriageway. Cambered heads, shallow reveals, similar heads to modern leaded windows ground floor. Moulded canopy to open timber porch, brick footings. Plank door. Later carriageway to right, timber lintel. Timber framed gable end and rear elevations. Square panels, brick nogging. Upper panels later. Modern extension to ground floor.
Interior
Axial beams roughly chamfered.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 30 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 29 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 28 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 27 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.