Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Darwin Cottage
Llansilin, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llansilin village, Llansilin, Powys, designated on 25 September 2003.
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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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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (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.