Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wylcwm House (Whittingham, Riddel and Co., Chartered Accountants)
Knighton, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 29 December 1950
- Community
- Knighton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.34390, -3.04804
- Cadw reference
- 9028
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Facing down Station Road at the junction of Wylcwm Street, Wylcwm Place and Station Road.
Exterior
c1800 3-storey 3-window symmetrical stone front with later scribed cement to centre bays. Hipped slate roof, moulded cornice with similarly moulded central pediment. Glazed part of front slightly advanced central bay advanced further still. Cill bands. 12- and 16-pane sash windows in deep reveals, thin glazing bars, altered window to 1st floor centre. Later projecting porch with leaded lights, dentiled cornice and flat hood. Recessed front door with semi-circular fanlight and panelled reveals. Unmoulded wide plastered eaves to rubble left side elevation, blocked opening to first floor and jettied lean-to. Facade extends to first bay of right side elevation and continues moulded cornice and sash windows rear part set back.
McArtney's (Estate Agents) office attached to rear extension is not of special interest.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lamp PostGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Horse and Jockey P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
- Burford HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.