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Cynon Cottage

Llanidloes, Powys, Wales

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

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Cynon Cottage, 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
Locality
Dol-Llys
Community
Llanidloes
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.45774, -3.53528
Cadw reference
8390

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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

Set in the slope on the Trefeglwys road approximately 1 mile from the town; on the hill above Dol-llys.

Built as estate cottages to Dol-llys, probably early C19.

Victorian glazing and modern alterations. 2-storey, 2 + 2-window shale front with red brick dressings; slate roof, wide boarded eaves and central red brick chimney stack with pilaster strips and dentil band. Advanced and gabled bay to centre containing twin segmental headed entrances with pilasters and 4-panel doors; blind attic roundel to the gable. Plain full height end pilasters project to the same depth as the central bay. Very shallow splayed bays inserted into the recesses therby created; side opening casement and no glazing bars. Possibly mid C19 lean-to on left end with slightly larger bricks and cambered voussoirs over metal frame small pane casement window. Modern boarded lean-to on right hand end with shale gable end. Pointed doorway with brick voussoirs on left gable end and small pane Gothic window beside. Cross range window to ground floor.

Nearby in the register

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

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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