Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
9 & 9A (Molly's Cottage)
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 September 1985
- Town
- Knighton
- Community
- Knighton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.34436, -3.05085
- Cadw reference
- 8994
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 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)
Cadw's description
Location
At the corner of High Street and Russell Street, set into the steeply rising slope of the "Narrows". Molly's Cottage at rear, on Russell Street.
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
- The Old CornerCommercialunder 1 mi
- Walkmill AntiquesCommercialunder 1 mi
- R.K. BrightCommercialunder 1 mi
- Narrows Pottery ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.