Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Owain Glyndwr Institute
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1990
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59084, -3.84934
- Cadw reference
- 8430
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
To right of the Parliament House, opposite the entrance to Plas Machynlleth.
History
Dated l911; built by David Davies of Llandinam who bought two cottages on the site in l909. Said to have been designed by F H Shayler, architect of Shrewsbury. Serves as a civic building including Tourist Office.
Exterior
L-plan black and white Tudor revival; rubble to ground floor, half-rendered above. Slate roof and rubble chimney stacks. 3-bay front with broad bracketed gable to left - pendant, finial and dentil band to bargeboards. 2-storey porch advanced to centre with similar gable treatment. Overhanging eaves and garlanded rainwater head. Diamond leaded glazing with mullions and transoms to left; cross frame oriel window with pediment over the segmental arched entrance; boarded and studded door.
Similar construction to left hand side dominated by 3-storey tower midway along; this has swept pyramidal roof with tall weathervane. Gable immediately to right and a double jettied gable to left, carried to left on a low cylindrical column. Pointed arch doorway to tower.
At the far end is a tall pointed arch mirroring that on the front between the Institute and the Parliament House. Stepped outhouse to left with imitation crenellated parapet.
Interior
Internally the dog-leg staircase has a stone handrail partly carved. Some half-timbered walls. Stone fireplace with half round columns to ground floor.
Reason for designation
Group value with neighbouring listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Owain Glyndwr's Parliament HouseCivilunder 1 mi
- Gates and gate Piers at Northen Drive entry to Plas MachynllethDomesticunder 1 mi
- Including attached wall flanking driveDomesticunder 1 mi
- including attached Wall Flanking DriveDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.