Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Post Office
Llangunllo, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangunllo, Powys, designated on 30 June 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 30 June 1992
- Community
- Llangunllo
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.33436, -3.15798
- Cadw reference
- 9118
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
Located on a prominent corner site in Llangunllo village centre with long front to the through road.
History
Early C19, two storey with one and a half storey central rear wing - possibly earlier origins as there are two large square stone stacks to the rear.
Exterior
Painted rubble stone, slate roof to front, clay tiles to rear. Early C19 timber cross windows with central iron-framed opening casement and period furniture. Six panel door to left of centre under small rectangular overlight. Painted brick and slate lean-to adjoins right gable end and houses Post Office. Half-glazed door and modern glazing.
Reason for designation
Group value with house and outbuildings adjoining the Post Office.
Nearby in the register
- House adjoing Post OfficeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings adjoining Post OfficeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box in Llangunllo VillageCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Church of St. CynlloReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.