Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old White Lion
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 25 September 2003
- Locality
- Llansilin village
- Community
- Llansilin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.84629, -3.17528
- Cadw reference
- 81909
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. Marked on the 1874 map as the White Lion Inn.
Exterior
A symmetrical 2-window building of 1½ storeys in local stone, the front roughcast. Slate roof with tile ridge; brick end-chimneys. The upper windows are of unequal hornless sash type with 12 panes, in stone gabled and coped dormers. The lower windows are also of unequal hornless sash type, with 20 panes. Doorway at centre in a slightly advancing stone surround with string course and crenellation; replaced door.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
A good example of early C19 domestic Tudor style applied to a village street building; also listed for group value with Preswylfa and Darwin Cottage.
Nearby in the register
- Darwin CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- PreswylfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- No. 3 Greenfield TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- No. 2 Greenfield TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.