Park Lane House including railings to street is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 11 March 1981. Townhouse.

Park Lane House including railings to street

WRENN ID
rough-rood-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
11 March 1981
Type
Townhouse
Address
Park Lane House including railings to street, 7 High Street, Welshpool
OS grid reference
SJ 223 075
Coordinates
52.66053, -3.15
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Park Lane House, dating from around 1800, is a fine townhouse that has been remodeled from an earlier structure. The site has been occupied since at least the 17th century, but the building itself likely dates to the mid-18th century, as indicated by the exposed brickwork in the upper gable end, along with the stringcourse and blind windows in the lower gable. Late 19th-century photographs reveal that the house once featured a modillion eaves cornice.

The exterior is finished with lined-out render over brick, which is exposed and painted at the gable end. It has a slate roof with a gable end and a rear axial stack located at the left-hand corner. The building stands two storeys tall with a five-window range and a central entrance. It features an Ionic portico porch and an eight-panelled door, with 12-pane sash windows throughout. Originally, the house had a modillion cornice, but this was replaced with a plain band in the early 20th century. To the east, there is a shallow gabled rear wing, and beyond it, a substantial two-storey wing made of local limestone rubble, which also has a four-window range and 12-pane sashes. This wing has a slate roof with two brick stacks positioned at the rear.

In front of the house, railings enclose a narrow forecourt, featuring javelin finials on the rails and urns atop the principal posts. The building is noted for its ambitious scale and retention of much of its original character.

Local climate

Park Lane House including railings to street receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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