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Commercial Street, NEWTOWN, SY16 2DE

Built around the early 19th century, and Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300008047-25-commercial-street-penygloddfa-powys-newtown-and-llanllwchaiarn#.YsdGk3bMLIU in May 1988.

The little triangular building on the corner, right, is The Old Smithy and used to house the local cable relay company Wright's Radio Relay which switched off its service in April 2017. Probably one of the UK's earliest cable TV companies, it was launched in 1959 by local retailers who wanted to sell televisions in an area where receiving a TV signal was not possible for many houses because of the surrounding hills. The four-storey building beyond it is The Barracks, built in the 1820s as part of the development of the Penygloddfa weaving district. The lower two floors provided back-to-back housing for six families, with weavers' workshops on the upper two floors. It acquired its name in about 1837 when it was occupied by the Army following the Chartist disturbances. The building has since become 1, 2 and 3 Hafren Cottages. Info from Coflein: http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/85363/details/1-barrack-courtthe-barracks-frankwell-street-penygloddfa-newtown The building on the left is part of the Llys Glan Yr Afon development.

Looking down Frankwell Street - see opposite view from April 2015 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5908278. I can't help feeling the occupants of the flats on the right will miss their view and possibly their satellite signal too.

Corner of the main building with Frankwell Street on the right.

Seen from the Frankwell Street.

In late April 2015

Standing at the junction of Llanfair Road (ahead) with School Lane (left) and Commercial Street. The church was built in 1890 at the expense of Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones as a "chapel-of-ease" for the parish at Llanllwchaiarn. It is an early work by Aston (later Sir Aston) Webb who went on to much greater things, including Admiralty Arch, The Mall, and the East Wing of Buckingham Palace in London. All Saints is of Llanymynech limestone with Grinshill (Shropshire) freestone dressings and has an unusual octagonal tower. The grid line runs diagonally through the church building.

Frankwell Street elevation.

Seen from the Frankwell Street on a very dull day. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5919075 for a similar view in October 2015.

Severnside Yard was home to builders' merchant Boys & Boden until they moved to new premises on the Mochdre Industrial Estate in 2007. As the sign says, it is to be redeveloped to provide 39 extra care apartments and 9 supported living apartments.