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
8420
Building Number
27
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/11/1990
Date of Amendment
19/11/1990
Name of Property
Spectrum
Address
27 Heol Maengwyn
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Machynlleth
Town
Locality
Easting
274659
Northing
300823
Street Side
Location
Stepped up from adjoining properties; facing the junction with Bank Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Mid to late Cl9 frontage to earlier structure.
Exterior
3-storey, 3-window rendered symmetrical front with light Victorian Gothic ornament; plinth and lst floor impost band. Slightly undulating slate roof with end chimney stacks, one blue brick; pointed arch eaves band. Horned 4-pane sash windows; those to the 2nd floor have semi-circular arched heads with trefoils to the spandrels. Lower windows are square headed with ornamented tympani contained under semi-circular arched hoods with panelled ornament; stopped labels to ground floor. Arched and gabled Gothic hood to entrance with trefoils and pendants flanking the doorway, half-glazed door below punched circular tympanum. Rubble rear with red brick voussoirs to small pane sash windows, stepped back to E end.
Interior
Internally the central passage walls have been removed to create a full width shop; former hallway arches retained.
Reason for designation
Group value with Nos 29-37, 30-36 and Maengwyn Chapel.
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