Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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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
- 52.27516, -3.00859
- Cadw reference
- 8887
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 corner with Pound Lane.
History
Large later C19 3-storey and basement domestic block.
Exterior
Red brick with blue brick and freestone dressings to front and Pound Lane elevations, rubble plinth and rear wall. Slate roof, plain bargeboards, mid roof brick stacks, headers to eaves, inset band courses and quoins. 3 windows wide, keyblock treatment to upper lintels and plain band to ground floor, casements with horizontal glazing bars (transomed to lower floors). 3 pilastered door pieces with 4-panel doors up steps.
Rear elevation retains lozenge glazing.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Boundary Wall between Garage at No.2 and Coach House to Manor HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Methodist Church and HallReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Radnorshire Arms HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Coach House to rear of Manor HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.