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
87667
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/12/2013
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Phoenix House (Black Mountain Interiors)
Address
High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Talgarth
Town
Locality
Talgarth
Easting
315410
Northing
233726
Street Side
Location
At the north-east end of the High Street, set back slightly from the road behind a raised pavement and railings, approximately 50m from the corner of Bell Street and the Enig Bridge.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
Modern
History
Probably early to mid 19th Century pair of town houses remodelled in the late 19th Century when converted to shops with accomodation above, with altered windows and the insertion of shop fronts across the ground floor.
Exterior
Substancial pair of houses and shops. Rendered slate roof, close eaves and rendered gable stacks. Large pane 4 light sash windows with raised architraves and cills on supporting brackets. 3 storeys, 4 bays, single large window to left ground floor bay, rest of ground floor with shop fronts, spanned by continious cornice on console brackets. 6 panel door to left with panelled reveals and plain overlight. Main display window with ecessed central splayed part-glazed door and overlight flanked by 3 section windows with arched framing and plain stall board and rsiers. Altered seperate shop front to right but original framing retained.
Interior
Interior not inspected but may retain plan form and constructional or decorative features which are part of the special interest of the building.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a substancial early to mid 19th Century domestic building with good later alterations, particuarly the main shop front. Group value with Ashburnham House opposite.
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