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
7434
Building Number
12
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/09/1991
Date of Amendment
16/09/1991
Name of Property
Former Confectioner's Shop
Address
12 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Builth
Town
Locality
Easting
304201
Northing
251030
Street Side
Location
Elevation facing street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Early twentieth century shops c 1907, formerly butcher's and confectioner's. Some evidence that shops opposite, rebuilt after fire of 1907, had fronts in same style. First floor either rebuilt or refaced between the wars since photos c. 1919 show current shopfront but upper storeys in early C 19 style.
Exterior
Two storeys. Roof with overhanging eaves with exposed rafters.
Above shops, first floor in yellow and red pressed brick. Three windows asymmetrically placed, those at ends triple sashes. Heavy lintels and sills.
On ground floor, two shops with green and white ceramic tile facing.
To right larger shop, double fronted, now fruiterer's. Double entrance doors, part glazed with lozenged grills and opening fanlight over. Two broad opening sash windows with large panes of plate glass and ventilation grills over. Each window has pair of wood and brass handles. Shop front faced with green and white ceramic tiles creating stripes. Marble slabs from display area of windows project beneath sashes. Below windows, recessed panel with inscription, " Hamer and Sons Family Butcher".
To left, narrow shop (unoccupied at time of inspection), with panelled and glazed door with opening fanlight over and to its right, sash window with ventilation grill above.
Fascia board above with consoles supporting gabled fascia ends.
Interior of fruiterers shop retains original character and has chequerboard green and white tiles up to a green glazed ceramic dado rail, with white tiles above. White marble window slabs and hangers for meat. Door to rear room as front door to former confectioner's.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as unusually well-preserved examples of early Twentieth Century shops.
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