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
8498
Building Number
4  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/11/1990  
Date of Amendment
19/11/1990  
Name of Property
Craigwen  
Address
4 Newtown Road  

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Machynlleth  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
275274  
Northing
300928  
Street Side
 
Location
Set back from the road on eastern edge of the town. At the SW corner of the Garden Village.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Built l9l3 by Thomas Alwyn Lloyd for Lord Davies of Llandinam; a detached pair forming part of a Garden Village development.  

Exterior
These houses are at the SW corner at right angles to the entrance into the main U-shaped group of houses. Y Gorlan is entered from the main road and Craigwen from the garden village road. 2-storey, 2 + 2 window rendered front, Y Gorlan emphasised by being advanced and with twin gables. Slate roof, wide boarded and slightly swept eaves and dark brick chimney stacks. All top opening small pane casements are retained with shallow hoods. The windows are 3 and 4-light except for splayed ground floor bays to either end. Round arched entries to l-window gable ends with doors set in splayed recesses; Craigwen retains original small pane window above. YáGorlan has lean-to at rear and Craigwen has gabled cross range retaining original windows to lst floor; the roof is dog-legged to either side of this with small pane glazed flat roof dormers. Craigwen also has a lean-to rear porch.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value with Nos l and 2. Listed as an especially well preserved Welsh example of the early C20 Garden City Movement.  

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