II*Inns & shops · listed 1985The Automobile PalacePhoto: Ham · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Automobile Palace · Photo: Ham · CC BY-SA 3.0A−History Grade
History of Llandrindod Wells · Cadw
22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Llandrindod Wells’s built-up area, 41 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 35% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 8 old views of the town. Llandrindod Wells grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
22
41 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
35%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Llandrindod Wells in 14 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Llandrindod Wells Signal-BoxGrade II listed
Llanerch HotelGrade II listed
Cae-Bach ChapelGrade II listed
Pavilion at Spa Treatment CentreGrade II listed
Holy Trinity Parish ChurchGrade II listed+9See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Llandrindod Wells from 1910 to 1933
8 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1910s
1910s
1910s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1930s
c. 1933Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Llandrindod Wells’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
22 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*21 Grade II
Cadw lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest, Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, and Grade II for buildings of special interest. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Cadw’s register of listed buildings whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Llandrindod Wells
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
The largest group of Llandrindod Wells’s listed buildings is inns, shops and warehouses
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Inns, shops & warehouses7
Houses, terraces & villas6
Public & civic buildings3
Churches, chapels & priories3
Walls, gates & bridges2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
6 entries (27%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by Cadw’s broad class for each building, else by words in its name; an entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
21 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 21 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Albert HallBarclay's BankBrynarlaisCae-Bach ChapelCae-Bach FarmhouseGorse FarmhouseHoly Trinity Parish ChurchHotel CommodoreLlandrindod Wells Signal-BoxLlanerch HotelMangaloreMidland BankMilestone adjacent to Wenallt / Drws y Coed on Tremont Road (A483)Oxford Chambers, Printers, Braddon, Oxford House, Greenstiles CyclesPavilion at Spa Treatment CentrePresbyterian ChapelRadnor District Council Offices (formerly Gwalia Hotel)Telephone Call-box outside Town Hall Building with S. Crescent oppositeTelephone Call-box to rear of pavement close to junction with Norton TerraceTyn-y-RhosWar Memorial
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 12% of Llandrindod Wells
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Llandrindod Wells 200528 ha
28 hain conservation areas, of 236 ha inside the built-up area.
16 of the 22 listed buildings stand in one.
Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Llandrindod Wells’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 16
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The first 16 entries were listed in 1985. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
RomanLlandrindod Common Roman Practice CampsRoman; Practice Camp
1 registered park or garden
Llandrindod Wells Public ParksGrade II* · Victorian public park/spa with additional public areas throughout the town including arboretum and boating lake
History Grade
Llandrindod Wells grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (27 points, 50 per 10,000 residents)More than 56% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (35%)More than 90% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
35% of Llandrindod Wells’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
26%
Before 1900
9.2%
1900–18
1.3%
1919–29
2.3%
1930s
2%
1945–54
2.6%
1955–64
6.4%
1965–72
13%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
8.2%
1993–99
8.2%
2000–08
1.7%
2009–15
4.8%
2016–25
Llandrindod WellsEngland & Wales
26% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 14% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Llandrindod Wells
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells | 5,429 | 22 | 0 | A− |
| Builth Wells | 2,620 | 44 | 0 | A |
| Rhayader | 1,837 | 18 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Llandrindod Wells in brief
More of Llandrindod Wells’s homes are old than in most places: 35% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 22 listed buildings, including The Automobile Palace. A conservation area has protected part of it since 2005. The big year was 1985, when 16 of the 22 went on the list. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Llandrindod Wells’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Llandrindod Wells?
Cadw lists 22 buildings inside Llandrindod Wells’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 21 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Llandrindod Wells?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps.
How many conservation areas are there in Llandrindod Wells?
1, covering about 28 hectares of the town. The largest is Llandrindod Wells.
When were Llandrindod Wells’s buildings listed?
The first in 1985; the most, 16, in 1985.
Are there old photos of Llandrindod Wells?
Yes: 8 public-domain photos and postcards from 1910 to 1933, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Llandrindod Wells?
35% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments and historic parks and gardens: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales.
Sources: Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Cadw conservation areas via DataMapWales (October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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