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
8576
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/03/1993
Date of Amendment
22/03/1993
Name of Property
Post Office
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanfyllin
Town
Locality
Easting
314159
Northing
319512
Street Side
Location
On N corner of High Street and Narrow Street.
Description
Broad Class
Communications
Period
History
Probably built mid C18. Formerly The Lion Inn; converted to 2 shops by circa 1850, the right hand shop becoming Llanfyllin's Post Office circa 1940.
Exterior
Three storey, three window front in Lanfyllin brick, steeply-pitched slate roof
large rectangular brick chimney to L of centre. One small (L), and one larger (R) gabled dormer to attic. Dog-tooth brick eaves course. Second floor has, three round-headed casement windows with Y-tracery in heads. Outer windows on first floor similar; central window is same height but extra light to each side to form Venetian window.
On ground floor central window (ex door) has round-arched central light flanked by pointed-arched lights. Camber-headed windows to basement.
To R of this mid C19 shopfront. Steps (with iron railings) up to central doorway set back between shop windows (panelled jambs); classical-derived pilasters, shallow fascia board with quatrefoil decoration above pilasters and raised lettering "Llanfyllin Post Office"; above this area of slate-hanging covers position of earlier fascia-board visible on old photos.
To L, mid-to-late C19 shopfront; steps up to entrance doorway at corner, window to High Street projects supported on stanchions above basement window; larger window to Market Square; dentil cornice. Gable end facing Market Square has near apex, round-headed casement window. On second and first floors, two round-headed casement windows with Y-tracery in heads. Further similar window to L of shopfront.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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