Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Corner
Knighton, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 September 1985
- Community
- Knighton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.34436, -3.05078
- Cadw reference
- 8993
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
At the corner of High Street and Russell Street, set into the steeply rising slope of the "Narrows".
Exterior
Possibly C19 roughcast front, later altered to No 9. 2-storey and basement to east end and single storey to west end. Hipped slate roof with eaves broadening towards west end; higher gable ended cross range to rear of No 9; brick stacks. 2 windows to No 8 High street front 1st floor, and 3 windows to Russell Street front 1st floor - all 2-light casements with moulded architraves. Shop fronts inserted on corner with moulded cornice fluted pilasters, roundels to sub-friezes, plain fascia and timber mullions. Panelled and plazed door across corner.
Modern shop front to No 9. Later sash window to ground floor of No 8 High Street front and splayed bay window to Russell Street front with basement entrance below and boarded door entrance to centre.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 9 & 9A (Molly's Cottage)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Walkmill AntiquesCommercialunder 1 mi
- Narrows Pottery ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- FrancisCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.