The Victoria Vaults PH, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn (Y Drenewydd a Llanllwchaearn), Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5161 / 52°30'58"N

Longitude: -3.3162 / 3°18'58"W

OS Eastings: 310783

OS Northings: 291728

OS Grid: SO107917

Mapcode National: GBR 9S.GN6L

Mapcode Global: VH689.G0QZ

Plus Code: 9C4RGM8M+CG

Entry Name: The Victoria Vaults PH

Listing Date: 9 May 1988

Last Amended: 9 May 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 8010

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: Victoria Vaults
The Victoria Vaults, Newtown

ID on this website: 300008010

Location: On the street line near the junction of Wesley Street with Broad Street.

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

Early C19 Georgian.

Exterior

Belongs to a group of 2.

No 14 (Lloyd & Lloyd) the Victoria Vaults PH and No 16 Broad Street (Norman R Lloyd & Co) and court to rear.

Early C19 Georgian 3 storey, 6 window, colourwashed brick terrace. Gabled slate roof, lead ridge and old slates to No 14.Deep boarded eaves. Brick stacks, modern to No 14 and Victoria Vaults, truncated projecting stack to No 16.

Shallow sashes to 2nd floor windows, 8 pane on No 14, 6 pane on others. Lower glazing bars removed to formerly 12 pane sashes on Victoria Vaults and No 16. Gauged brick voussoirs, plain reveals, stone cills.

Good C19 shopfront to No 14 with ironwork on crested dentil cornice. Recessed double doorway between bays. Gauged brick voussoirs to ground floor openings of Victoria Vaults. Plain doorcase offset to right. Modern windows. modern shopfront with overscaled fascia to No 16.

Good rear elevations retaining small paned sash windows, gauged brick voussoirs.

Early-mid C19, 2 storey court attached to rear. Brick; gabled slate roofs. Deep boarded eaves. A small paned iron casement windows to 1st floors. Shallow reveals, stone cills. Ground floors altered. Cobbled yard.

Reasons for Listing

A rare survival of a court of industrial workers housing once predominant in the town.

Group value.

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II 18 Broad Street, Newtown, POWYS
On the street line between the junctions of Wesley Street and Back Lane with Broad Street. Stepped down from No 16 adjoining on left.
II Court to rear of No14, The Victoria Vaults PH and No 16 Broad Street
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The Victoria Vaults PH

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