Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Compton House
Llanfyllin, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfyllin, Powys, designated on 22 March 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 March 1993
- Community
- Llanfyllin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76591, -3.27335
- Cadw reference
- 8614
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
To L of Old White Lion.
History
Early C19 in appearance but much remains of C17 or earlier house, refronted and enlarged late C18.
Exterior
Three storey, two window front, rendered (quoins), slate roof rectangular brick chimneys. Second floor windows six-pane sashes; first floor has twelve-pane sashes. On ground floor to L, mid C19 shopfront, double-leaf entrance doors (part-glazed) set back between shop windows. Classically derived end pilasters support fascia with cornice. To R of shopfront, passageway with exposed stop-chamfered beams, entrance to house to L. To rear, section over passageway weather-boarded (said to be timber-framed beneath). To R of this, roofslope continues over slightly lower rubble section with lateral chimney with brick stack.
Interior
Interior has exposed stop-chamfered beams and joists, and some exposed timber-framing with infill in wattle and daub and Llanfyllin brick.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- The Old White LionDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 4 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 13 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.