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Smithfield House

Llanidloes, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llanidloes, Powys, designated on 10 April 1989.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Smithfield House, Llanidloes, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
10 April 1989
Community
Llanidloes
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.44654, -3.54011
Cadw reference
8339

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

At the bottom of the junction with Smithfield Street.

History

Early to mid C19, late Georgian.

Exterior

3-storey, 3-window symmetrical red brick front. Slate roof, wide boarded eaves and red brick end chimney stacks. Outer windows are broader on each floor; 9 and 12 pane to 2nd floor, 12 and 16-pane to 1st floor and 16-pane to ground floor flanking round arched entrance with 4-panel door and plain fanlight. Low brick forecourt walls. Pebbledash left gable end and slate hung right hand gable end.

Modernization to rear.

Reason for designation

Group value with Claremont and Nos 5 to 7.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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