Owain Glyndwr Institute, Machynlleth, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5908 / 52°35'27"N

Longitude: -3.8493 / 3°50'57"W

OS Eastings: 274819

OS Northings: 300833

OS Grid: SH748008

Mapcode National: GBR 92.9WD3

Mapcode Global: WH57G.V45M

Plus Code: 9C4RH5R2+87

Entry Name: Owain Glyndwr Institute

Listing Date: 19 November 1990

Last Amended: 19 November 1990

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 8430

Building Class: Civil

Also known as: Owain Glyndwr Institute, Heol Maengwyn

ID on this website: 300008430

Location: To right of the Parliament House, opposite the entrance to Plas Machynlleth.

County: Powys

Community: Machynlleth

Built-Up Area: Machynlleth

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

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History

Dated l911; built by David Davies of Llandinam who bought two cottages on the site in l909. Said to have been designed by F H Shayler, architect of Shrewsbury. Serves as a civic building including Tourist Office.

Exterior

L-plan black and white Tudor revival; rubble to ground floor, half-rendered above. Slate roof and rubble chimney stacks. 3-bay front with broad bracketed gable to left - pendant, finial and dentil band to bargeboards. 2-storey porch advanced to centre with similar gable treatment. Overhanging eaves and garlanded rainwater head. Diamond leaded glazing with mullions and transoms to left; cross frame oriel window with pediment over the segmental arched entrance; boarded and studded door.
Similar construction to left hand side dominated by 3-storey tower midway along; this has swept pyramidal roof with tall weathervane. Gable immediately to right and a double jettied gable to left, carried to left on a low cylindrical column. Pointed arch doorway to tower.
At the far end is a tall pointed arch mirroring that on the front between the Institute and the Parliament House. Stepped outhouse to left with imitation crenellated parapet.

Interior

Internally the dog-leg staircase has a stone handrail partly carved. Some half-timbered walls. Stone fireplace with half round columns to ground floor.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with neighbouring listed items.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

I Owain Glyndwr's Parliament House
Set into a continuous row of frontages midway along the street, opposite the enterance to Plas Macynlleth and to the left of the Owain Glyndwr Institute.
II Including attached wall flanking drive
Midway along the street at the eastern side of the northern entrance to the drive to Plas Machynlleth.
II Gates and gate Piers at Northen Drive entry to Plas Machynlleth
Closing the northern entrance to the northern approach to the Plas, known as Plas Drive, set back from Nos 62 and 64.
II including attached Wall Flanking Drive
Midway along the street at the western side of the northern entrance to the drive to Plas Machynlleth.
II NO.65 Heol Maengwyn, Powys
Prominently sited midway along the street immediately to left of the Parliament House.
II NO.63 Heol Maengwyn, Powys
Prominently sited midway along the street immediately to left of the Parliament House.
II NO.61 Heol Maengwyn, Powys
Prominently sited midway along the street immediately to left of the Parliament House.
II NO.95 Heol Maengwyn, Powys
Near the eastern end of the street, set into a long row of frontages; stepped up and stepped forward from adjoining properties.

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Owain Glyndwr Institute

A Grade II Listed Building in Machynlleth, Powys