Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former weaving factory to the rear of 40-44 High Street
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
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 10 April 1989
- Date of amendment
- 21 September 2017
- Welsh name
- Hen ffatri wehyddu y tu cefn i 40-44 y Stryd Fawr
- Locality
- Llanidloes
- Community
- Llanidloes
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.44771, -3.53871
- Cadw reference
- 8311
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
Immediately behind Nos 40 to 44 and overlooking car park to the rear.
History
ca 1840 flannel mill building formerly known as the Great Oak Street Factory; built by Thomas Evans of Maenol. It is said to have manufactured high class flannel and in 1864 it became part of the newly formed Welsh Flannel and Tweed Company.
Exterior
3-storeys and slate roof; 6-window rubble front with red brick quoins and window dressings. Mostly 6-pane modern casements with cambered heads to ground and 1st floors; cement cills. 1-blocked window besides modern stairs up to boarded door. Red brick 2-storey and loft range attached to right with boarded door and gabled winch cover. This extends as far as the cross range at the rear of No 44. Rubble left gable end. 6-window rear with some original windows to 2nd floor, modern ground floor extension. The adjoining brick range is stepped back on this side. Modern extensions attached to west side not of special interest.
Interior
Ground floor converted into bar and function room. First floor part converted to flat at southern end. Second floor accessed by timber stairs at northern end of flat and remains a single open space with exposed king post trusses displaying notches, possibly for the installation of machinery. The numbers '1855' have been cut into one of the king posts. Interior of brick range not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a rare and well preserved example of an urban back yard flannel factory. The development of the textile industry in mid-Wales during the nineteenth century is historically significant, and this building is of special historic interest as an example of the small-scale factory that preceded the development of larger water-powered mills. It also has group value with Nos. 40 to 44 High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 43 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 42 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 44 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 41 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.