Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 Bowling Green Lane
Knighton, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Knighton, Powys, designated on 30 September 1985.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 September 1985
- Town
- Knighton
- Community
- Knighton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.34387, -3.04673
- Cadw reference
- 8959
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
Situated near the corner with Station Road and with Livestock Market to rear.
Exterior
Simple vernacular 2-storey 3-window front, possibly C18 with earlier origins and later additions, including higher cross wing to right rear with whitewashed lean-tos at rear and to left gable.
Whitewashed rubble to No 1, cement render to No2, rendered chimney stacks heightened in brick. Slate roof, plain bargeboards and wide eaves (raised). Plain reveals and timber casement to 1st floor. Later splayed bay to No 1- panelled and half glazed door with flat timber hood on arched brackets; projecting porch to No 2. Two-window cross wing, projecting porch with pitched roof and casement window with cambered brick head. Vertical joint in centre (at depth of original house).
Interior
Interior with exposed timber-studded cross walls to C17/early C18 box-frame. Main joists with plain chamfers, stone fireplaces with timber lintels and exposed chimney breast to upper floor. 4-door panelled, fitted cupboards in cross wing ground floor room.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- StreamfordDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old Workshop (formerly Knighton Baptist Chapel)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Horse and Jockey P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
- Wylcwm House (Whittingham, Riddel and Co., Chartered Accountants)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.