Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
1 Heol Penrallt
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1990
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59053, -3.85364
- Cadw reference
- 8463
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
Beside the clock tower, stepped down from Barclays Bank, Pentrehedyn Street.
History
Early Cl9 structure with later Cl9 embellishment to front.
Exterior
3-storey, 3-window scribed stucco front with rusticated quoins. Slightly undulating slate roof with slate hung attic dormer to right with small sash window. Bracket eaves over a trefoil decorated frieze continued around splayed full height oriel to right with panelled apron. Horned 4-pane sash glazing with bracket cills, panelled architraves with mid-rail blocks and lintels and keystones to lst floor. Bracket cornice with toothed band to overall shopfront. Thinly reeded pilasters flank the two, recessed, domestic doorways, boarded and studded to left and half glazed to right. No glazing bars to left hand shop window with iron columns inside flanking entry. Mullion and transoms to right hand shop window.
Slate hung rear with camber headed sash windows.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Barclays BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Principality, Maldwyn HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Clock TowerGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- T.A. & M. Hughes, NewsagentCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.