Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
including Presteigne Crafts
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27298, -3.00592
- Cadw reference
- 8862
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Long upright range on corner with Harper's Lane.
History
C17/early C18, later alterations.
Exterior
2 storey 5 window high roughcast front in unequal parts. Uniform steep slate roof with twin pitched roof dormers to right, moulded eaves. Irregular sash windows with glazing bars in flush frames.
Early/mid C19 pilastered shop front to Presteigne Crafts in centre, overall fascia incorporates 6-panel door to No 4.
Second pilastered shop front on corner with Harper's Lane. Further parallel gabled range and lateral range attached to rear in Harper's Lane, 3 windows of varied type, 4-panel door under bracket cornice.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Harford HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- 2 Hereford StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 6 & 7 Hereford StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilllfieldDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.