Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Temple
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
- 52.27019, -3.00302
- Cadw reference
- 8857
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
Reached by roadway between John Beddoes School and the Clatter Brook.
Exterior
Early to mid C19 2 storey 3 window front with return gable to right and parallel range to rear. Older origins. Rubble with ashlar dressings, shallow slate roofs with wide eaves. Rubble chimney breast to left with single diagonal brick stem, 4 diagonal brick chimneys grouped to right.
Sash windows with glazing bars in flush frames, trellised porch with plain supports over 6-panel door.
Modern 1 storey lean-to extension on rear gable end.
Nearby in the register
- 26 Hereford StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 27&28 Hereford StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at yard entry next to Barley Mow PHDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barley Mow P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.