Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Town Hall
Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanidloes, Powys, designated on 14 May 1986.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 14 May 1986
- Community
- Llanidloes
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.44856, -3.53943
- Cadw reference
- 8258
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
Prominent public building near the W end of the street.
History
Built 1908 by Shayler & Ridge Architects of Shrewsbury for David Davies of Llandinam following pressure from the Free Church Council to erect a Public Library and Temperance Hotel. This idea was expanded to include a new Market Hall and the site was provided by the Llanidloes Corporation. Also incorporated a caretaker's house, stabling for 40 horses and public lavatories.
Exterior
English Renaissance with Art Nouveau influence, and later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 5 bay ashlar Cefn Stone front with arcaded ground-floor to former Market Hall; Council Chamber and offices to 1st floor. Tall lead-covered clock-tower plus domed bellcote with weathervane to centre of hipped tiled roof. 3 dormer heads, centre treated as cross gable with 4-light mullioned window, oversailing eaves with scrolled finials. Massive end pilasters, raised ends surmounted by volutes and faced with carved wreaths; ornamental downpipes. Slender pilasters to centre bay rise from dragon corbels in spandrels of arcade, sinuous cantilevered iron balcony to Shaw-influenced 3-light centre window, outer stone mullioned windows of 3 and 4-lights. Arcade with moulded round arches, linked hoods, square abaci to half-round columns; railings with fine ironwork lunettes containing Llanidloes arms, railed lefthand bay with War Memorial and lion supports. 2 return bays on right with screens to arches. Rear extensions in vernacular style using red brick, roughcast, tiled roofs with assorted dormers etc.
Interior
Interior retains openwell stone stair with ornamental ironwork balusters, arched head to landing. Good 1st floor rooms include toplit Billiard Room with arch braces, Council Chamber, News Room and Library, all with high dados, moulded cornices and pilaster treatment, tulip glass in Art Nouveau style.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
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- Morris, Marshall and PooleCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.