Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Village Institute, Van
Llanidloes Without, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Van, Llanidloes Without, Powys, designated on 17 November 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 17 November 2004
- Locality
- Van
- Community
- Llanidloes Without
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.47466, -3.54828
- Cadw reference
- 83250
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
Located in the village, to the W of the post-office.
History
A probably Edwardian village institute (post-dating 1903 Ordance Survey, but probably pre-dating the First World War). The small settlement at Van had sprung up in association with the development of lead mining in the area.
Exterior
Single-storey institute. Main range with 2 outer gabled wings advanced to front. Weather-boarded on a brick plinth under a corrugated steel roof. Truncated lateral brick stack to centre of main range, with triangular pediment beneath the eaves; the stack is replaced by a steel cupola to ridge. Detail includes moulded boarded eaves, those to the gables projecting and bracketed. Moulded wooden small-pane windows, either single-lights with transoms or cross-windows. Entrance to gable end of L wing; moulded wooden door case with cornice supported on scrolled brackets, beneath which is a sign reading 'Village Institute'. Inset half-glazed panelled double doors with overlight; boarded canted reveals and quarry tile floor. Single-light windows flanking entrance. Against the L-return of the wing is a large 9-pane window, R of which is a shallow lean-to with small lights, probably late-C20, To the main range are 2 cross-windows to the L of the stack, and 1 cross-window and 2 single lights R of the stack. R wing has half-glazed panelled door to L-return and a cross-window flanked by side lights to gable end. Small gabled block against R-return. The rear wall appears to have been rebuilt in red brick, but the detail was not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed as a scarce example of an early C20 village institute which retains strong character, notwithstanding the renewal of some detail.
Nearby in the register
- The Garth FarmhouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pen y CastellHillfortunder 1 mi
- Farm Ranges at Cwm dylluanNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Cwm dylluanNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.