Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Clarence House
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
- 52.27394, -3.00507
- Cadw reference
- 8844
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
Adjoining the Shire Hall and flanked by walled garden to left.
History
Early C19 classical frontage, earlier to rear.
Exterior
3 storey 3 window stucco front with slender end pilasters. slate roof, moulded eaves, sash windows with glazing bars in plain reveals (dummy to top floor centre). Small splayed bays added to ground floor, centre 8-panel door up steps and under fine hood with elaborate volute brackets supporting open pediment etc.
Close studding visible in side wall to right, steep tiled roof with tall end stacks and white washed brick walls to rear.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Shire Hall including Branch Library and MuseumCivilunder 1 mi
- Formerly The Old Oak PHDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 & 12 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Godwin HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.