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Lamp Post

Knighton, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Knighton, Powys, designated on 30 September 1985.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Lamp Post, Knighton, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Date of designation
30 September 1985
Community
Knighton
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.34368, -3.04823
Cadw reference
8967

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

On the north bank of Wylcwm Brook and forming part of a modern square opposite the Norton Arms Hotel and across Wylcwm Brook from Nos 11 and 12 Brookside.

Dated 1867. Relocated cast-iron gothic railings and one lamp-post surviving from the former road bridge across Wylcwm Brook (construction possibly linked to the opening of the Norton Arms Hotel in same year).

Two equal lenghts of cut ironwork railings set at right-angles to each other, modern stonework and concrete plinths and piers. Uprights of continuous pointed arches under cylindrical handrails, finials to bottom rail. Two shorter sections with similar ironwork detailing to north.

Lamp-post to right end, octagonal base section, fluted stem and ornamental cap to lamp.

Raised lettering on bottom rail reads:- "S W Williams County Surveyor Radnorshire. AD 1867". Inscription on Lamp-post reads:- "W Thomas. Llanidloes Foundry".

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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