Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
King's Head Stores
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Town
- Presteigne
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27378, -3.00718
- Cadw reference
- 8896
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
History
Probably C17 timber-framed to left, C18 to right, later alterations.
Exterior
Single U-plan building with slightly bowed frontage to street. 2 storey and basement front, formerly jettied over ground floor left, roughcast on brick with rubble to side walls, slate roof hipped to left end with remains of rubble stack in end wall below. 3 C18 double-hung sashes with glazing bars, flush timber frames. C20 double shop front with curved leaded glazing to left, plain C19 double shop front to right. Boarded door to wide central entry to yard. Low 2 storey rear ranges with roughcast walls and slate roofs, arched braces to timber-frame of upper floor behind No 45, close studding.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- and Parry Powell (Estate Agents)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Belmont House including Derek's HairstylesCommercialunder 1 mi
- MillichampCommercialunder 1 mi
- 9 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.