Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 Broad Street
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Presteigne, Powys, designated on 26 March 1985.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27393, -3.00567
- Cadw reference
- 8819
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Prominent 3 storey frontage projecting forward from Harley House to left.
History
Probably C18, later alterations.
Exterior
Scribed render to front, roughcast to side elevation (behind building line), hipped slate roof with brick stack at left eaves. 2 windows wide, sashes in plain reveals. 2 storey freestone bay added through 2 storeys to left, heavy cornice and cill bands. Freestone door piece to right with cornice over.
Reason for designation
Included for group value.
Nearby in the register
- 9 & White HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Harley HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 & 12 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old ManseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.