Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
7260
Building Number
5  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
25/09/1986  
Date of Amendment
25/09/1986  
Name of Property
5 Tower Street  
Address
5 Tower Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Crickhowell  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
321793  
Northing
218357  
Street Side
 
Location
Planned terrace forming the whole of the NE side of the street together with S front of No 49 High Street; No 8 around corner towards Beaufort Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Built 1851-2 for Sir Joseph Bailey (a major iron works founder and 1st Baron Glanusk) opposite his town house, Ivy Towers; formerly called Bailey Street.  

Exterior
Group of 2-storey, 2-window, except Nos 1 and 8 stucco and roughcast frontages, with whitewashed plaster 1st floors to Nos 2 and 3; Nos 49, 4 and 7 forming advanced pavilions, No 4 to the centre further emphasized by pedimented cross-gable. Cill bands and plinths, end pilaster strip to No 7. Slate roofs, boarded eaves, 3 cement render and 2 brick chimney stacks. Recessed 12-pane sash windows throughout except to No 2 ground floor left; lugged architraves to S front of No 49 and 1-window front of No 1. Altered entrance to No 3 with sash window now in former arched doorway recess, arched entrances of 2 orders to other fronts with keystones to Nos 4 to 7, 4-panel doors to Nos 1 to 3 and 7, 5-pane fanlight to No 4. No 7 has 1-window front around chamfered corner leading to similar but 3-window dry dash front of No 8. Deep pilasters to ground floor of No 49 with large shop window.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value.  

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