Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Grapes Hotel
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 9 May 1988
- Locality
- Penygloddfa
- Community
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.51801, -3.31697
- Cadw reference
- 8038
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line near the Crescent.
History
Early C19.
Exterior
3 storey and cellar, 4 window front. Originally two buildings separated by a tunnel passage, that on the left being the original PH. Painted Flemish bond brick on plastered plinth. Gently pitched slate roof, saw toothed eaves cornice. Tall brick stacks. Shallow windows to 2nd floor. 3 light casements to left, 2 light to right. 1st floor has 3 light transomed windows to left, cross windows to right. 3 light transomed window to ground floor left. Modern oriel windows to right. Shallow reveals, keystoned plaster "lintels", stone sills. Roll moulded doorcase, brackets to hood. Stone steps within lobby. False door to former tunnel passage to right. Former door behind oriel.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items in Commercial Street and the Crescent.
Nearby in the register
- 5 Commercial StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Commercial StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Textile Museum over Nos.5, 6 & 7Recreationalunder 1 mi
- Lewis HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.