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
8600
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/03/1993
Date of Amendment
22/03/1993
Name of Property
Globe House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanfyllin
Town
Locality
Easting
314256
Northing
319465
Street Side
Location
Immediately to L of Lower Cross Keys public house.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Probably C17. Formerly Cross Foxes Inn; converted to two shops late C19. Birthplace of Clement Davies (1884-1962) MP for Montgomeryshire 1929-1962, leader of parliamentary Liberal Party 1945-1956, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 1955. Building takes name from large stone ball to front of building (L), and in rear passageway.
Exterior
Two storeys plus attic; rendered front, slate roof, two large brick chimneys to rear. Two gabled dormers with pinnacles and small pane glazing. Central two-storey gabled porch with pinnacle, small pane casement window; to L of porch, broad tripartite small pane casement window, to R large window with casement glazing in large panes (appears thus on photos circa 1900). On ground floor, to L of porch, late C19 shopfront has entrance doorway (part-glazed) with rectangular overlight, shopwindow to L, classically derived end pilasters support volutes with fascia-board between. Second shopfront to R, aligned with front face of porch and continuing to R; central entrance doorway (part-glazed) with rectangular overlight, shopwindow to each side, classically derived end pilasters support brackets with fascia-board between and over windows.
Shopwindows retain original interior fittings with small-pane sliding windows to rear.
To R of shopfronts, upper floor extends over broad passageway to rear yard, timber-framed walls to passage, exposed stop-chamfered beams.
To rear, at right angles, two storey range in Llanfyllin red brick.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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