Grade II listed Royal Welsh Warehouse, Newtown
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Grade II listed Royal Welsh Warehouse, Newtown
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 1 Feb 2017
Located opposite Newtown railway station. Cadw records that the building was erected in 1879 by David Walker of Liverpool for Pryce Jones, founder of the world's first mail order business in 1859. The building was added to in 1886-87, and a large new wing erected towards Kerry Road in 1901. This included a post office to handle the immense volume of orders. Grade II listed in 1988.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.512766
Longitude
-3.310963