Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Richard, George & Jenkins Solicitors
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Newtown, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, designated on 9 May 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 9 May 1988
- Locality
- Newtown
- Community
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.51491, -3.31586
- Cadw reference
- 8107
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
Set slightly back from the street line behind a narrow railed forecourt.
History
Mid C19 simple classical style former North and South Wales Bank.
Exterior
3 storey and cellar, 2 window, painted Flemish bond brick front. Advanced entrance bay to left. Leaded parapet to simply moulded eaves cornice. Brick stacks. Shallow upper sash to 9 pane 2nd floor window on left, moulded architrave. Tripartite sash to right, shallow upper sash, small panes; plain pilasters, consoles to eaves band below cornice; sills on brackets. Lower glazing bars removed to former 15 pane sash window of 1st floor left; moulded architrave, flat head. Tripartite sash to right, glazing bars removed from centre sash; plain pilasters, pediment with plain entablature. Moulded sill band. Broad 2 light window to ground floor right. Plain pilasters, cornice, square panels below sill.
Modified Serliana with openwork super arch to entrance. Good ironwork gates, stone steps. Recessed concave entrance vestibule. Central door flanked by round arched doorways, dummy on left, pilasters.
Reason for designation
Good contemporary heavy ironwork railings to narrow forecourt.
A good example of mid C19 bank architecture.
Nearby in the register
- W H SmithCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Buck Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Angel PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- Market HallCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.