Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
16 Foundry Terrace
Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanidloes, Powys, designated on 10 April 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 April 1989
- Community
- Llanidloes
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.44855, -3.53724
- Cadw reference
- 8253
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 164 Llanidloes (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (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
- 15 Foundry TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 17 Foundry TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 14 Foundry TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Foundry HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.