Grace Evans Cottage

Grace Evans Cottage is a historically significant house named after a maid of Lady Nithsdale, who is said to have helped rescue Lord Nithsdale from imprisonment in the Tower of London in 1716. The cottage may have been her birthplace or a gift to her upon her return to Welshpool in 1735. It represents a late example of timber-framed construction, likely from the early 18th century, with 19th-century enlargements and alterations at the rear. The building underwent extensive restoration in the late 19th century, after 1873, during which the thatched roof was replaced and the timberwork was exposed and painted.

The front wall features timber framing with box framing in large square panels, enhanced by painted quatrefoil decoration from the late 19th-century restoration, and has painted brick panel infill. The gable end walls are made of painted rubble, while the rear is constructed of brick. The cottage has a slate roof with brick gable-end stacks and is one and a half storeys tall, following a two-unit plan. A doorway is located to the left of center, sheltered by a trellis-work porch, and is flanked by small-paned iron casement windows that project slightly. Similar windows are present in the gabled dormers above.

This cottage is an unusual surviving example of a small vernacular building in an urban setting and is an important part of the group of structures surrounding the church. Its historical interest is further enhanced by its association with Grace Evans.