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Latitude: 52.2734 / 52°16'24"N
Longitude: -3.0062 / 3°0'22"W
OS Eastings: 331437
OS Northings: 264390
OS Grid: SO314643
Mapcode National: GBR B6.YSN3
Mapcode Global: VH772.V422
Plus Code: 9C4R7XFV+8G
Entry Name: Market Hall
Listing Date: 26 March 1985
Last Amended: 26 March 1985
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 8852
Building Class: Commercial
Also known as: Assembly Rooms
Cinema
Mid Border Arts
ID on this website: 300008852
Location: Prominently sited in the centre of the town with two main fronts.
County: Powys
Community: Presteigne (Llanandras)
Community: Presteigne
Built-Up Area: Presteigne
Traditional County: Radnorshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure Seat of local government Cinema
1869. By Thomas Nicholson, architect of Hereford.
Italianate Gothic, 3 bay arcades to ground floor, stair and high clock tower in Broad Street, hall on first floor.
Red brick with patterned black brick and painted free stone dressings. Rounded angles with animal carvings to layered corbel treatment. Hipped slate roofs, over sailing eaves with moulded brackets, chip-carved cill band, round headed 1st floor windows, sashes with glazing bars, stepped reveals, foliage capitals and pointed voussoir treatment.
Similar detailing to ground floor arcades with modern shop fronts recessed under, tabernacle to curved corner with finials, heraldic shield etc. Tall clock tower with pyramidal slate roof and weathervane, elaborate ashlar Gothic surrounds to clock faces with spiral colonettes, carved capitals, punched decoration etc.
Double 3-panel doors under segmental headed arch with foliage capitals.
Group value.
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