Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cottage to rear of Morris Cottage
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Machynlleth, Powys, designated on 19 November 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1990
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59339, -3.85426
- Cadw reference
- 8406
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the northern edge of the town. Above and to the rear of Nos 25 to 33 Morris Cottages with narrow stepped yard between. Ground rises steeply to rear.
History
Early Cl9 perhaps built as weavers' cottages, possibly contemporary with the l828 terrace below.
Exterior
2-storey, rubble, l-window fronts set in reflected pairs; No 5 is whitewashed. Slate roofs and 3 chimney stacks (rendered and cut down). Nos l, 2 and 4 have 9 and l2-pane sash windows, No 3 has small pane metal frame casements, No 5 has been modernised and No 6 has 9 and 4-pane sashes below; slate lintels. Boarded doors to Nos l, 2 and 4, No 1 has a 4-pane overlight; No 3 has a 4-panel door, modern to No 5 and half-glazed to No 6.
Low rubble rear with blocked central door.
Unoccupied at time of inspection (September l989).
Reason for designation
Group value with Nos l5 to 33 (Morris Cottages).
Nearby in the register
- Cottage to rear of Morris CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cottage to rear of Morris CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cottage to rear of Morris CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 25 Heol-Y-DollDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.