Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
8170
Building Number
8
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/05/1988
Date of Amendment
09/05/1988
Name of Property
NO.8 SEVERN SQUARE,,,Newtown,,POWYS,
Address
8 Severn Square
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
Town
Locality
Newtown
Easting
310943
Northing
291700
Street Side
NW
Location
Set back from the street line. Stepped up from No 7 adjoining and facing Gas Street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Later C17 heavily altered C19.
Exterior
2 storey and attic with gable end advanced to street. Flemish bond brick. Steeply pitched slate roof, pitch daubed. Shouldered raking gable parapets survive to rear elevation. Oversailing eaves. Truncated, panelled, lateral chimney with gablet to right. Bands at floor levels with further bands across gable ends.
Small paned cross window to attic, iron lights. Cambered header arch, shallow reveals, no sill. Offset 3 light small paned iron transomed window to 1st floor, soldier arch. Blocked earlier window with gauged brick voussoirs to right. Small paned iron cross window to ground floor right. Cambered brick voussoirs, shallow reveals, no sill.
Doorcase offset to left, modern door.
Cambered arches to blocked/dummy windows on right end elevation. C19 3 light iron casement to ground floor. Modern windows to angle adjoining No 7 and rear elevations.
Interior
Interior has re-located oak stair, plain newel posts, turned balusters, flat rail. Stop chamfered beams. Corner fire places and roll moulded plaster cornices to rear rooms on 1st and ground floors. Cambered brick mantel arch to lateral fireplace on ground floor.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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