Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bodlondeb
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 January 1952
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59003, -3.85353
- Cadw reference
- 8493
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
Detached to S of the Clock Tower; railed forecourt.
History
Fine mid Cl8 Georgian former Rectory.
Exterior
3-storey, 3-window rubble frontage with broadly spaced windows; undulating slate roof and massive chimney breast to right gable end with rubble stack and weathercoursing; modern brick stack to left end. l2-pane sash windows of diminishing sizes, those to the ground floor are almost flush; stone lintels. 6-panel door to centre with diamond traceried overlight. Leaning rubble left gable end. Full height lean-to at centre rear; some small pane sashes, part or wholly boarded up. Cl9 gabled ended brick cross range, formerly with further cross range beyond; one boarded up oriel window.
Interior
Internally the original dog-leg staircase is retained with scrolled newel, turned balusters with annulettes, moulded handrail and S shaped tread ends; dado rail opposite in line with balustrade. 6-panel doors.
In poor condition at the time of internal inspection, August l989.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items in the town centre.
Nearby in the register
- White Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Heol Pentrehedyn (including The Pharmacy)Commercialunder 1 mi
- No. 6 including The PharmacyCommercialunder 1 mi
- Heol PentrehedynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.