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Latitude: 52.4747 / 52°28'28"N
Longitude: -3.5483 / 3°32'53"W
OS Eastings: 294935
OS Northings: 287431
OS Grid: SN949874
Mapcode National: GBR 9G.KC13
Mapcode Global: VH5BX.G217
Plus Code: 9C4RFFF2+VM
Entry Name: Village Institute, Van
Listing Date: 17 November 2004
Last Amended: 17 November 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 83250
ID on this website: 300083250
Location: Located in the village, to the W of the post-office.
County: Powys
Community: Llanidloes Without (Llanidloes Allanol)
Community: Llanidloes Without
Locality: Van
Traditional County: Montgomeryshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
A probably Edwardian village institute (post-dating 1903 Ordance Survey, but probably pre-dating the First World War). The small settlement at Van had sprung up in association with the development of lead mining in the area.
Single-storey institute. Main range with 2 outer gabled wings advanced to front. Weather-boarded on a brick plinth under a corrugated steel roof. Truncated lateral brick stack to centre of main range, with triangular pediment beneath the eaves; the stack is replaced by a steel cupola to ridge. Detail includes moulded boarded eaves, those to the gables projecting and bracketed. Moulded wooden small-pane windows, either single-lights with transoms or cross-windows. Entrance to gable end of L wing; moulded wooden door case with cornice supported on scrolled brackets, beneath which is a sign reading 'Village Institute'. Inset half-glazed panelled double doors with overlight; boarded canted reveals and quarry tile floor. Single-light windows flanking entrance. Against the L-return of the wing is a large 9-pane window, R of which is a shallow lean-to with small lights, probably late-C20, To the main range are 2 cross-windows to the L of the stack, and 1 cross-window and 2 single lights R of the stack. R wing has half-glazed panelled door to L-return and a cross-window flanked by side lights to gable end. Small gabled block against R-return. The rear wall appears to have been rebuilt in red brick, but the detail was not seen.
Interior not seen.
Listed as a scarce example of an early C20 village institute which retains strong character, notwithstanding the renewal of some detail.
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