Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
and J.E.Morgan
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
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27351, -3.00681
- Cadw reference
- 8901
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
Part of a larger frontage with Manchester House adjoining.
Exterior
3 storey 2 window later Georgian red brick front (not bonded with the adjoining). Pitched slate roof with end stack. Double-hung sash and case windows with glazing bars, rubbed brickwork to window heads, plain reveals. Overall C19 shop front with dentil cornice, modillion brackets and lion masks over end pilasters, slender colonnettes to glazing, centre doors. Round-arched doorway in panelled reveals to right, arched fanlight and 6-panel door. Second 3 storey slate and whitewashed brick range parallel to street block.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Manchester House including Just Jill and Sparey NewsagentCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Coffee House including entry to Albert SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- London House including London Cottage to rearCommercialunder 1 mi
- Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.