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Commercial Street, NEWTOWN, SY16 2BL

This is an example of a typical early 19th century weaving shop. It consists of two floors of six (now three) back-to-back cottages and two large rooms on the second and third floors running the full length of the building. The six cottages would have housed a family each. Most members of these families would have worked in the weaving shop on the two floors above.

The milestone was found in the fabric of Mount Pleasant cottages Image during their demolition. Carved wooden post. Inscription reads: TO / N Tow(n) / 10 / Castl(e) / Londo(n) / 165 Milestone Society National ID: MOT_Zmuseum

The white coloured building here is no 8 Commercial Street, a Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008043-8-commercial-street-penygloddfa-powys-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YwPDGHbMLIU early 19th century Georgian town house. No 9 to its right was also listed in 1988.

A Georgian town house of the early 19th century (like its neighbour Image) which was also Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008044-9-commercial-street-penygloddfa-powys-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YwPHeHbMLIU in 1988.

The right-hand half of a building that looks like a mid 19th century former textile mill, with its upper floors probably intended for weaving. It was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008041-7-commercial-street-penygloddfa-powys-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YwPEb3bMLIU

Pub at 3-4 Commercial Street.

The museum is housed in an early 19th century weaving shop in Commercial Street. The exhibition shows the textile creation process from wool to yarn, telling the history of Newtown's industry, the consequences for the town and its people. The museum also has exhibits from related industries such as tanning and clog-making.

Two dwellings set into the ground floor of a former (mid 19th century) textile mill which is now in use as a museum to Newtown's once thriving flannel trade. They were both Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008039 in 1988.

A rather fine, late Georgian building dating to around 1830. It appears to be mainly for commercial use, although the upper floors may have been flats at some stage; there are also extensive cellars. It was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008030-plasgwyn-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YuokynbMI2w in 1988.

A mid 19th century Georgian house which is situated on the corner of Commercial St and Chapel St, and is actually the subject of 3 different Grade II listings under the headings of 8 Chapel St https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008053-chapel-street-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YxdMvnbMLIU on the left, Martin Harris (Butcher) shop https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008050-martin-harris-butcher-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YxdMxXbMLIV in the middle and 44 Commercial St https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008051-44-commercial-street-penygloddfa-powys-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YxdNWnbMLIU on the right. All the listings were given in May 1988.