Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Post Office
Llanfyllin, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 22 March 1993
- Community
- Llanfyllin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76636, -3.27367
- Cadw reference
- 8576
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
On N corner of High Street and Narrow Street.
History
Probably built mid C18. Formerly The Lion Inn; converted to 2 shops by circa 1850, the right hand shop becoming Llanfyllin's Post Office circa 1940.
Exterior
Three storey, three window front in Lanfyllin brick, steeply-pitched slate roof
large rectangular brick chimney to L of centre. One small (L), and one larger (R) gabled dormer to attic. Dog-tooth brick eaves course. Second floor has, three round-headed casement windows with Y-tracery in heads. Outer windows on first floor similar; central window is same height but extra light to each side to form Venetian window.
On ground floor central window (ex door) has round-arched central light flanked by pointed-arched lights. Camber-headed windows to basement.
To R of this mid C19 shopfront. Steps (with iron railings) up to central doorway set back between shop windows (panelled jambs); classical-derived pilasters, shallow fascia board with quatrefoil decoration above pilasters and raised lettering "Llanfyllin Post Office"; above this area of slate-hanging covers position of earlier fascia-board visible on old photos.
To L, mid-to-late C19 shopfront; steps up to entrance doorway at corner, window to High Street projects supported on stanchions above basement window; larger window to Market Square; dentil cornice. Gable end facing Market Square has near apex, round-headed casement window. On second and first floors, two round-headed casement windows with Y-tracery in heads. Further similar window to L of shopfront.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- BakeryCommercialunder 1 mi
- 29 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Narrow Street (Down to Earth)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Denbigh HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.