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
7796
Building Number
12
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
11/03/1981
Date of Amendment
29/02/1996
Name of Property
Ael-y-Bryn including forecourt railings and steps
Address
12 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Welshpool
Town
Locality
Welshpool
Easting
322279
Northing
307600
Street Side
S
Location
Adjacent to Welshpool Methodist Church.
Description
Broad Class
Health and Welfare
Period
History
Exterior
History: reputed to have been built c1815, by a former French prisoner, Dr Serph. A private house, latterly partly used as a dental surgery.
Description: Brick, slate roof, with gable end stacks. 3 storeys, 3-window range. Ground floor has a series of 3 depressed segmental arches, with doorway set into the right hand arch, in architrave with engaged Doric columns, and stained glass in shallow overlight. Central arch has shallow canted bay window, and right hand arch is entry to rear courtyard. Upper windows are 16-pane sashes, with flat-arched brick heads, and continuous painted sill band to first floor.
A narrow forecourt is bounded by wrought-iron railings on a stone plinth: these are divided by a middle rail, and the lower and upper posts all have fleur-de-lis finials. Shallow stone steps lead to front door, and have wrought-iron railings with swept hand rail.
A fine early C19 town-house of considerable stature, which retains much of its original character.
Reference: Ion Trant, The Changing Face of Welshpool, 1986, p28.
Interior
Reason for designation
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