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
8170
Building Number
8  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
09/05/1988  
Date of Amendment
09/05/1988  
Name of Property
8 Severn Square  
Address
8 Severn Square  

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn  
Town
 
Locality
Newtown  
Easting
310943  
Northing
291700  
Street Side
NW  
Location
Set back from the street line. Stepped up from No 7 adjoining and facing Gas Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Later C17 heavily altered C19.  

Exterior
2 storey and attic with gable end advanced to street. Flemish bond brick. Steeply pitched slate roof, pitch daubed. Shouldered raking gable parapets survive to rear elevation. Oversailing eaves. Truncated, panelled, lateral chimney with gablet to right. Bands at floor levels with further bands across gable ends. Small paned cross window to attic, iron lights. Cambered header arch, shallow reveals, no sill. Offset 3 light small paned iron transomed window to 1st floor, soldier arch. Blocked earlier window with gauged brick voussoirs to right. Small paned iron cross window to ground floor right. Cambered brick voussoirs, shallow reveals, no sill. Doorcase offset to left, modern door. Cambered arches to blocked/dummy windows on right end elevation. C19 3 light iron casement to ground floor. Modern windows to angle adjoining No 7 and rear elevations.  

Interior
Interior has re-located oak stair, plain newel posts, turned balusters, flat rail. Stop chamfered beams. Corner fire places and roll moulded plaster cornices to rear rooms on 1st and ground floors. Cambered brick mantel arch to lateral fireplace on ground floor.  

Reason for designation
Group value.  

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