Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Post Office
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
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27355, -3.00654
- Cadw reference
- 8875
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
On a corner site with equal frontages to Broad and High Streets.
History
After 1832, the date of J.M.Ince's view showing the Old Shire Hall still occupying the Post Office site.
Exterior
Matching tall 2 storey 2 window stucco frontages with band course over 1st floor, hipped slate roof with wide eaves, twin bargeboarded gables above No 1 High Street. Double hung sash windows, with glazing bars, in plain reveals. Mid C19 overall moulded cornice to both elevations of shop fronts, curved volute brackets, plain mullions, door on corner splay with cast iron columns supporting upper floors.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 1 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 2 Broad StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Haps Ltd. including Flat overCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.