Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Clywedog House
Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanidloes, Powys, designated on 26 August 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1988
- Community
- Llanidloes
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.44938, -3.53969
- Cadw reference
- 8331
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
Midway along the street; stepped up from the adjoining properties.
History
Late C18, perhaps ca 1790; built by Edward Parry. In 1837 the Wesleyans set up a printing office in No 46 which has had modern alterations.
Exterior
3-storey 5-window red brick (Flemish bond) front, colourwashed to No 46; slate roof with toothed brick eaves cornice and brick chimney stacks. Band over ground floor and painted quoins and plinth to No 46. Original 8 and 16-pane sash windows to No 44 including centre with brick voussoirs; white painted section possibly concealing a plaque. The ground floor has cambered coach entry to centre leading to rear yard. Later plain paired shop fronts to nos 44 and 45 with ramped fascias; 3-light window to left, ventilation band to right and doorways to ends. Broader windows to Nos 46 and slightly offset doorway; modern hotel sign. Slate hung right gable end. Whitewashed brick through passage with boarded door and blocked openings. The rear is half-timbered with thinly cut timbers and brick nogging; later short gabled cross range to Elephant Hotel in red brick (English garden wall bond). Mainly horned 4-pane sashes; 2 cross frame windows to No 44. Modern extensions.
Reason for designation
Group value as a prominent building on this side of the street.
Nearby in the register
- 44 Bridge StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Talerddig Bakery including Tourist Information CentreCommercialunder 1 mi
- Elephant HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Crown & Anchor P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.