Ael-y-Bryn including forecourt railings and steps

Ael-y-Bryn is an early 19th century private house, reputedly built around 1815 by a former French prisoner, Dr Serph, and later used partly as a dental surgery. The house is constructed of brick with a slate roof and gable end stacks. It is three storeys high with a three-window front. The ground floor features a series of three depressed segmental arches. A doorway is set into the right-hand arch, framed by an architrave with engaged Doric columns, and with stained glass in a shallow overlight. The central arch contains a shallow canted bay window, while the right-hand arch provides access to a rear courtyard. Upper windows are 16-pane sashes with flat-arched brick heads, and a continuous painted sill band to the first floor.

A narrow forecourt is defined by wrought-iron railings set on a stone plinth, with a middle rail, and fleur-de-lis finials to the lower and upper posts. Shallow stone steps, also with wrought-iron railings and a swept handrail, lead to the front door. Ael-y-Bryn is a fine early 19th century townhouse that retains much of its original character.

Reference: Ion Trant, The Changing Face of Welshpool, 1986, p28.