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Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Knighton, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3437 / 52°20'37"N

Longitude: -3.0482 / 3°2'53"W

OS Eastings: 328689

OS Northings: 272253

OS Grid: SO286722

Mapcode National: GBR B4.TG70

Mapcode Global: VH76P.3CX5

Plus Code: 9C4R8XV2+FP

Entry Name: Railings

Listing Date: 30 September 1985

Last Amended: 30 September 1985

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 8966

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300008966

Location: On the north bank of Wylcwm Brook and forming part of a modern square opposite the Norton Arms Hotel and across Wylcwm Brook from Nos 11 and 12 Brookside.

County: Powys

Community: Knighton (Tref-y-clawdd)

Community: Knighton

Built-Up Area: Knighton

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Tagged with: Railing

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History

Dated 1867.

Exterior

Relocated cast-iron gothic railings and one lamp-post surviving from the former road bridge across Wylcwm Brook (construction possibly linked to the opening of the Norton Arms Hotel in same year).

Two equal lenghts of cut ironwork railings set at right-angles to each other, modern stonework and concrete plinths and piers. Uprights of continuous pointed arches under cylindrical handrails, finials to bottom rail. Two shorter sections with similar ironwork detailing to north.

Lamp-post to right end, octagonal base section, fluted stem and ornamental cap to lamp.

Raised lettering on bottom rail reads:- "S W Williams County Surveyor Radnorshire. AD 1867". Inscription on Lamp-post reads:- "W Thomas. Llanidloes Foundry".

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