Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Council Offices
Knighton, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Knighton, Powys, designated on 23 May 1985.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 23 May 1985
- Community
- Knighton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.34628, -3.04792
- Cadw reference
- 8976
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
At the end of a drive with forecourt, to north of St Edward's Church.
History
Early to mid C19. At one time the vicarage - Williams refers to one "lately built" near the church.
Exterior
3-storey 4-window coursed stone front to detached house with later alterations. Hipped slate roof, wide plastered eaves, rubble stacks, cross brace plates and freestones voussoirs. 6- and 12-pane sash windows with thin glazing bars in plain reveals, splayed bay window to ground floor left with sash glazing. Blocked opening to right of projecting rubble porch with low pitched slate roof and boxed eaves. Recessed boarded door with 2 paned fanlight above, plain reveals.
Sash windows to rear of left side elevation, later brick lean-to. Modern facing to right side elevation. Various extensions to rear.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding adjoining the former Council OfficesDomesticunder 1 mi
- St. Edward's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Green Price AlmshousesHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Green Price AlmshousesHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.