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5, SEVERN SQUARE, Newtown, POWYS

A Grade II Listed Building in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn (Y Drenewydd a Llanllwchaearn), Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5158 / 52°30'56"N

Longitude: -3.314 / 3°18'50"W

OS Eastings: 310930

OS Northings: 291691

OS Grid: SO109916

Mapcode National: GBR 9S.GNR4

Mapcode Global: VH689.H1W6

Plus Code: 9C4RGM8P+8C

Entry Name: 5, SEVERN SQUARE, Newtown, POWYS

Listing Date: 9 May 1988

Last Amended: 9 May 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 8167

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300008167

Location: Set back from the modern street line behind a shallow railed forecourt, at the junction of Severn Street with St Mary's Close.

County: Powys

Community: Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn (Y Drenewydd a Llanllwchaearn)

Community: Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn

Locality: Newtown

Built-Up Area: Newtown

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

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History

Late C18, Georgian. The building served as a private school in the 1880's.

Exterior

3 storey and cellar 3 window Flemish bond symmetrical brick front. Gently pitched slate roof, pitch daubed. Saw toothed eaves cornice, later bargeboards. Brick stacks, projecting to right; new caps. Shallow 8 pane sashes flanking similar 6 pane window to 2nd floor. 16 pane sashes flanking 12 pane sash to 1st floor. 16 pane sashes over cellar openings to ground floor. Gauged brick voussoirs to flat arches. Plain reveals, stone sills. Stone steps with handrails lead up to plain doorcases with dripboard. Shallow rectangular fan, C19 panelled door. Iron railings with dog-bars to forecourts.

Rear elevation of English garden wall bond, cambered header arches to casement windows. Offset, tall narrow stair sash window. Modern lean-to replaces former gabled extension to right.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

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