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Manor House

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 Manor House, 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
Domestic
Date of designation
30 September 1985
Community
Knighton
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.34467, -3.04941
Cadw reference
8979

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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

Location

Part of a continuous row of frontages.

Exterior

Early to mid C18 2-storey and basement roughcast front to earlier structure. Steep slate roof with coved eaves. 4+1 windows wide, sashes with wide glazing bars and timber surrounds in segmental arched recesses to first floor. Moulded architraves to ground floor windows. Open pedimented doorpiece to centre of front with architraves and curved brackets, recessed 4-panel door. Later window to right on 1st floor over yard entrance with boarded doors.

Interior

Interior retains C19 dog-legged staircase with wave moulded banisters.

Nearby in the register

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

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