Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glyndwr Hotel
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1990
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59266, -3.85419
- Cadw reference
- 8412
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
On the northern edge of the town; set in the slope.
History
Early Cl9 structure with mid to late Cl9 applied ornament.
Exterior
3-storey, 3-window scribed render front with rusticated quoins (alternately decorated), plinth and other detail. Slate roof with wide eaves and end chimney stacks, one red brick. Lugged architraves to horned l2-pane sash windows; modern blind hood to lst floor centre. The ground floor has fret pattern fascia with end brackets over panelled pilasters; dentilled and swept cornices to ground floor windows. Strongly ornamented porch in High Victorian classical style; parapet with Welsh dragons over deeply bracketed dentil cornice, the brackets carved with painted foliage. Pilasters flank entrance with 6-panel door.
Slate hung rear with modern windows.
Nearby in the register
- 14 Heol-Y-DollCommercialunder 1 mi
- Morris CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Morris CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Morris CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.