Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanidloes, Powys, designated on 24 October 1950.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 October 1950
- Community
- Llanidloes
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.44605, -3.54128
- Cadw reference
- 8313
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 back from the road in its own grounds; reached directly off Llangurig Road or along short drive at the end of Smithfield Street. Oval forecourt and outbuildings to SW.
History
Known to have been newly built in 1759. Extensively remodelled by the Pryse family ca 1830 in a late Georgian sober Tudor manner; renovated in 1957.
Exterior
2-storey with pebbledash elevations, and window margins and plinth. Slate roof with overhanging boarded eaves and central stock brick chimney stack with arched recesses. Symmetrical 3-window front with advanced and gabled central bay (formerly with Gothic ornamented bargeboards - see view of ca 1900). Small pane sash windows with marginal glazing bars to 1st floor and similarly glazed French windows below. The central window has Tudor hoodmould and above is a circular opening to the gable; half glazed double doors. Paired similar sash windows with Tudor hoodmoulds on right gable end and pointed arch Gothic attic window. 1-window similar cross range to right with pilaster strip between; French window and brick chimney stack. Casement windows to left hand side and 4-window twin gabled rear with horned sashes and modern windows.
Stable yard retains main ranges to W and E constructed of shale with red brick dressings.
Interior
Evidence of timber frame can be traced in the kitchen wall. The dining room retains plain beams to low ceiling. Mid Victorian drawing room stepped down behind.
Nearby in the register
- ClaremontDomesticunder 1 mi
- Smithfield HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 New StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 New StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.