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
7437
Building Number
44  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
16/09/1991  
Date of Amendment
16/09/1991  
Name of Property
Bristol House occupied by Davies Bros. Grocers  
Address
44 High Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Builth  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
304100  
Northing
250952  
Street Side
 
Location
On line of street. Shop of later nineteenth century, with living accommodation above.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
 

Exterior
Slate roof, red brick chimney, rendered brick front, painted, with impressed quoins and raised architraves to first floor windows. Exposed red brick at rear. Three storeys, three window front. Top floor has 3 horned sash windows under painted stone lintels. Between 1st and 2nd floors, in C 19 raised lettering, "Bristol House". First floor central round-arched window flanked by pair of Venetian type windows each consisting of a larger round-headed window flanked by smaller round-headed windows. On ground floor, at each end, a round-headed doorway with moulded surround and semi-circular fanlight. Door at left leads through to rear yard, door at right to accommodation above. Between doors, C19 double fronted shopfront. Classically inspired pilasters with panels and medallions support a cornice on brackets and fascia board. Central set back doorway, with marginal glazing and opening light above.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
 

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