Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Accommodation to hearse-house
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1990
- Date of amendment
- 20 July 2021
- Welsh name
- Llety i dy'r hers
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59142, -3.85331
- Cadw reference
- 8473
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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
Set back from the road on the left hand side of the main approach to St Peter's Parish Church. The property comprises the whole of 27 Church Place and adjacent element of 25 Heol Penrallt fronting onto Church Place.
History
Early C19, probably built as accommodation with hearse-house, for St Peter’s Church, sub-divided c2002.
Exterior
2-storey, 3-bay rubble structure, pebbledash front outside the churchyard; slate roof (formerly grouted). 16-pane sash windows to the 1st and ground floors, twinned smaller sash to left over the 6-panel door (formerly with gabled porch), boot scraper set in wall to left of door. Return to left with 16-pane sash over partially infilled opening. Boarded door to right end over former cartshed doors (now part of No. 25, qv LB87853).
Interior
Single room depth, ground floor with later partition creating narrow room (kitchen) at rear. Right (internal) wall with chimney breast, door to right to cartshed now blocked. Wooden stairs to left with understair cupboard. First floor with WC at head of stairs. Main room with narrow chimney breast and further door to right, now blocked. Small room at rear left with built in shelving and cupboard. Simple architraves and skirtings surviving to upper floor.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a rare example of accommodation with hearse-house, built to serve the church. It survives with few alterations and has group value with St. Peter’s Parish Church and the boundary walls and railings to the churchyard; and group value with 25 Heol Penrallt.
Nearby in the register
- Aberllefenni HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Royal HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 Heol PenralltCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.