Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Flannel Factory ("Clock Factory")
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penygloddfa, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, designated on 9 May 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 9 May 1988
- Locality
- Penygloddfa
- Community
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.51847, -3.31676
- Cadw reference
- 8034
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 adjoining Brynfield House some 100m from the junction with Commercial Street.
History
c1830.
Exterior
4 storey, 8 bay flannel factory. Flemish bond brick. Gently pitched slate roof. Sawtooth eaves cornice. Chimney removed to left end. 3 light casements to all floors. Cambered gauged brick voussoir arches, shallow reveals, timber sills. Largely broken or boarded over. Loading doors with modern hoist to 3rd and 1st floors. Main entrance door offset to right. Good original doorcase with dentilled hood. Rectangular, 3 light fanlight. Modern door, cambered brick voussoir arch to heavy framed door on right gives access to passage.
Rear elevation in poor condition.
Reason for designation
Group value with Brynfield House.
Nearby in the register
- Brynfield HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Malthouse adjoining No 2 Bryn StreetIndustrialunder 1 mi
- PlasgwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Corner ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.