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
8994
Building Number
9&9A
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/09/1985
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
9 & 9A (Molly's Cottage)
Address
9&9A High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Knighton
Town
Knighton
Locality
Easting
328509
Northing
272329
Street Side
N
Location
At the corner of High Street and Russell Street, set into the steeply rising slope of the "Narrows". Molly's Cottage at rear, on Russell Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Exterior
Possibly C19 roughcast front, later altered to No 9. 2-storey and basement to east end and single storey to west end. Hipped slate roof with eaves broadening towards west end; higher gable ended cross range to rear of No 9; brick stacks. 2 windows to No 8 High street front 1st floor, and 3 windows to Russell Street front 1st floor - all 2-light casements with moulded architraves. Shop fronts inserted on corner with moulded cornice fluted pilasters, roundels to sub-friezes, plain fascia and timber mullions. Panelled and plazed door across corner.
Modern shop front to No 9. Later sash window to ground floor of No 8 High Street front and splayed bay window to Russell Street front with basement entrance below and boarded door entrance to centre.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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