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High Street, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7JL

This is a small nursery at the back of the Town Hall in Welshpool

A cheerful looking shop front on a wintry afternoon. Strange how cartoon butchers always have luxuriant moustaches. Must be all that gravy.

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark on the wall of 36 High Street. The mark was verified and levelled at 86.424m above Newlyn datum in 1973. Additional information on this and neighbouring marks can be found on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm34592

This OS cut mark can be found on No36 High Street. It marks a point 86.424m above mean sea level.

Grade II Listed building part of a terrace from 41 to 44. Earliest reference to 42 is 1760 but 41-42 were 'newly built' in 1747. No.43 was therefore probably built in the 1740s but with later extensive alterations. At one stage it had false exterior timbering that was removed in the 1980s. In the early 20th century it was known as The Upper Pheasant, this was because the Westwood Hotel was also known as the Pheasant. 43 High Street was a private house in 1854, probably also in 1859 but by 1868 it had become a pub. A search of my directories produced; 1868 Pheasant, Pryce Powell; 1881-1895 Pheasant, Thomas Parry; 1901 Pheasant but no landlord given; 1903 not listed; 1912 & 1918 Upper Pheasant but no landlord given.

Grade II* Listed house apparently built as a town house or mansion in the late 17th century. The central staircase has been dated to around 1660. It was at some time divided into 2 tenements. The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser for 3rd March 1894 carries the following advert. "John Thomas, cabinet maker, and upholsterer, 5 & 6, High Street, Welshpool. Established 1836". He was selling both modern and antique furniture. The 1885 and 1895 directories lists John Thomas in High Street. In my 1903 directory I can't find anyone at this address. This suggests it was possibly in single occupation from at least 1836 which would correspond with the early 19th century alterations although I can't find him in my 1844 directory. J H Anderson & sons photographers are listed here in the 1912 and 1918 directories. Fred E Anderson opened his antiques business here in 1919 according to the listing; I don't have a directory to check this against.