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
8990
Building Number
1
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/09/1985
Date of Amendment
30/09/1985
Name of Property
Islwyn Watkins Antiques including premises of W.Machin, Butcher, West Street
Address
1 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Knighton
Town
Locality
Easting
328563
Northing
272346
Street Side
Location
Occupying a prominent site opposite the Clock Tower, on corner with west Street and facing down Broad Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Once part of Chandos House which formerly extended to the middle of West Street (road widened 1932). Originally the home of Brydges Family (James Brydges was the last Duke of Chandos and MP for Radnorshire), ownership passed to Price Family. In 1824 it became the Chandos Arms and after 1831, the leading coach inn in Knighton ( including Post and Inland Revenue Offices); it was closed in 1867. The present structure is the product of numerous alterations reaching its current appearance c1932.
Exterior
3-storey and attic 3-window roughcast front with freestone quoins. Slate roof, wide boxed eaves with gable to centre (left of three on the original Chandos House front), plain bargeboards pendant and finial. 4-pane sashes with deep plain reveals and heavy lintels. Shopfront with 4 lights, half-glazed door under projecting moulded cornice.
4-panelled door with fanlight to right (in position of original pedimented doorpiece).
Roughcast 3-storey and basement side elevation to west street (1932 reconstruction) slate roof, hipped towards front, mansard to rear. Boxed eaves to former, coved to latter. 2 sash windows to front part (only 1 to 2nd floor) 3 dormers to rear part. 3 sash windows and casement bay window below. Shop front (Butcher's) to ground floor.
Roughcast rear. Brick stack, sashes, lean-to.
Some fine C18 panelling with raised fields survives internally, especially to antique shop.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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