Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Golden Lion
Llandysilio, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Four Crossed, Llandysilio, Powys, designated on 31 January 1953.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1953
- Locality
- Four Crossed
- Community
- Llandysilio
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76139, -3.08400
- Cadw reference
- 8529
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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Prominent roadside position on A483 leading north from Four Crosses.
Exterior
Late C18. Rendered brick with incised lines. Plinth, string courses at cill heights, quoined surrounds and corner angles - all over-painted. Two storeys with attic and cellar, double pile, two flush end stacks, slate roof, boxed eaves. Three windows, ground and first floor Venetian style with raised keystones, attic storey arched, all with modern glazing bars to window heads and casements below. Central raised door, recessed with plain surround and flat canopy on carved brackets. Elaborate mid C19 wrought iron bracket supporting lamp over front door. Flat arch to cellar opening on lower right hand side. Modern glazing to gable ends, modern brick lean-to at rear.
Interior
Formerly with plan of four equal rooms and central stairs; damaged by fire in 1963 and now open plan on both sides of modern stairs. Further alterations in 1987 with false timber-work applied to ground floor walls.
Nearby in the register
- Street HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Domgay ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Domgay HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old Milk Factory (Ice Cremery) adjacent to Greenfield HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.