Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
15 Foundry Terrace
Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 April 1989
- Community
- Llanidloes
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.44857, -3.53728
- Cadw reference
- 8252
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set in the slope near the junction with Cambrian Place; stepped up from Nos 11 and 12.
History
Built by William Thomas as housing for the foundry workers. Later than Nos 1 to 12 but before 1887, as shown on 1st edition OS map.
Exterior
2-storey, 1-window cottages with blue and dark brick fronts; slate roof, boarded eaves and blue brick stacks to each pair. Camber headed openings to 6 and 12-pane sash windows and 4-panel doors with plain overlights. Ground floor openings to Nos 15 and 16 slightly stepped up.
Modern windows at rear overlooking high revetment wall to former foundry complex. All have front gardens and contemporary simple iron railings arched at the top.
Reason for designation
Included as an especially well preserved example of industrial housing.
Group value with the remainder of Foundry Terrace and the original foundry building.
Nearby in the register
- 14 Foundry TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 16 Foundry TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 13 Foundry TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 17 Foundry TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.