Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Darwin Cottage
Llansilin, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 September 2003
- Locality
- Llansilin village
- Community
- Llansilin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.84635, -3.17536
- Cadw reference
- 81897
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
At east side of High Street, at north end of Llansilin village.
History
Probably early C19.
Exterior
A non-symmetrical two-window two-storey cottage, roughcast, with slate roof and tile ridge. Chimney at left. The upper windows are of 12-panes with hornless unequal sashes; the lower windows similar but of 16-panes and with equal sashes. Door at right.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early C19 cottage and for group value with Preswylfa and the Old White Lion.
Nearby in the register
- PreswylfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old White LionCommercialunder 1 mi
- No. 3 Greenfield TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box in Llansilin village.Communicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.