Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
4 Market Street
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 22 March 1993
- Community
- Llanfyllin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76601, -3.27356
- Cadw reference
- 8619
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
History
Probably early C19.
Exterior
Three storey, originally three window shop and house; local brick a deeper red on ground floor, and in gauged lintels, more brown on upper floors, slate roof, brick chimneys. Eaves with paired brackets. Top floor has now four windows, first, third and fourth from L are nine pane hornless sashes with gauged brick voussoir lintels, heavy stone sills. Second window from L is insertion matching scale and glazing panel of originals, deep sill but no lintel. First floor has three twelve-pane hornless sash windows with gauged brick voussoir lintels, heavy stone sills.
On ground floor, late C19 shopfront. Door with rectangular overlight, shopwindow to L, panelled stallrisers; end classically-derived pilasters supporting volutes and gabled fascia ends between which is deep fascia board with inscription 'Gwalia Stores' in gold lettering. To R of shopfront, doorway with early C19 type doorcase with panelled jambs. To L of shopfront, doorway with shallow doorcase, simple panelled jambs. To L of this, window as first floor.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 6 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 'Corner House' Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Compton HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old White LionDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.