IChurch · listed 1950St Nicholas's ChurchOn the list as Parish Church of Saint NicholasPhoto: Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Montgomery · Cadw
111 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Cadw counts them inside Montgomery’s built-up area, 1,143 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 3 scheduled monuments. 29% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
111
1,143 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
3
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
29%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Montgomery
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Parish Church of Saint NicholasGrade I listed
Rock HouseGrade II* listed
The Town HallGrade II* listedPhotos 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.
The map
Where Montgomery’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
111 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I4 Grade II*106 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 I
The Grade I listed building in Montgomery
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 1.6% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Montgomery
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1950Rock HousePhoto: Dave Croker · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1950Montgomery Town HallOn the list as The Town HallPhoto: Rosser1954 · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1983Bronwylfa
House · listed 1950Clawdd-y-dre
What’s protected
Most of Montgomery’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas85
Inns, shops & warehouses9
Churches, chapels & priories8
Public & civic buildings4
Walls, gates & bridges3
Street furniture2
85 entries (77%) are houses, terraces and villas. 8 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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
106 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 106 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bank CottageBank HouseBelmontBorrowdaleBowling Green Cottage and railingsBraemar HouseBroad Street FarmhouseBryn CadwrfaBryneglwysBrynwylfa inclding outbuilding to rearBurdett HouseCartrefCastle KitchenCeri GateChurch Bank HouseChurch CottageChurchyard wall, gate piers and gatesClive HouseCobbler's Cottage, No. 2 BrynhyfrydColomendyCompton HouseCorlanCotswoldCrogbrenCullen House and railingsFormer Gaol Gatehouse (Oakfield Lodge and The Gaol House)Garden walls and outbuilding to Plas GwynGatepiers, garden wall and railings to Plas OffaGatepiers, wall and railings to Montgomery Presbyterian ChurchGates and railings fronting plot of land to the E of the building occupied by Spar GrocersGlebe House with front wall, railings and gateGrosvenorHeale HallHoward's EndHumphreys Memorial in churchyardHurdley HouseIs-y-brynIvy HouseJasmine CottageLlwyn CottageManor HouseMarianne Lloyd memorial in churchyardMilestone at corner of Princes Street and Church BankMilestone near junction with New RoadMontgomery Presbyterian ChurchMontgomery Primary SchoolMyrtle CottageMyrtle HouseMytton HouseNo 1 Chapel PlaceNo 2 Chapel PlaceNo 3 Chapel PlaceNo 4 Chapel PlaceNo. 1 Black Hall CottageNo. 1 BrynhyfrydNo. 1 Clive TerraceNo. 1 Cross HousesNo. 1 Plough BankNo. 2 Black Hall CottageNo. 2 Cross HousesNo. 2 Plough BankNo. 2 Rock CottagesNo. 3 Cross HousesNo. 3 Plough BankNo. 4 Cross HousesOakfield CottageOld Castle FarmhouseOld Stores House and Old Market Square CottagePen-y-grisiauPenymynyddPlas GwynPlas OffaPlas TrefaldwynPremises and building occupied by Spar GrocersPremises occupied by Country WorksPremises occupied by Montgomery Fish BarPremises occupied by R.H. BunnerPump at corner of Church BankSaddlers HouseSteppe HouseSundial in churchyardTan-y-castellTelephone call-box opposite Chapel PlaceThe ArmouryThe Checkers HotelThe ConduitThe Dragon HotelThe Hollies and front wall, railings and gateThe InstituteThe Old BankThe Old Bell MuseumThe Old Gaol and attached former cell block wallThe PigginThe RampartsThe White House with terrace and railingsTy Bryn, 1 Castle TerraceTy'r GarwWhite CroftWynnstay1 Arthur Street11 Arthur Street2 Castle Terrace3 Castle Terrace7 & 9 Broad Street7 Arthur Street9 Arthur Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 54% of Montgomery
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Montgomery23 ha
23 hain conservation areas, of 43 ha inside the built-up area.
110 of the 111 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
50 of Montgomery’s 111 listed buildings were added in 1983
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1983 · 501950 · 272005 · 24
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 27 entries were listed in 1950, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 50 came in 1983. Only 0 have 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.
3 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
MedievalMontgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural SettlementMedieval; Extra-mural settlement
MedievalMontgomery Medieval Town, Part adjacent to Westmead, School LaneMedieval; Town
Town Bank & DitchesMedieval; Town Wall
Homes by age
29% of Montgomery’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
29%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
0%
1930s
4.4%
1945–54
8.6%
1955–64
8.6%
1965–72
8.6%
1973–82
2.9%
1983–92
10%
1993–99
14%
2000–08
4.4%
2009–15
7.3%
2016–25
MontgomeryEngland & Wales
29% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2000–08, 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 Montgomery
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 971 | 111 | 1 | — |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 203 | 1 | A+ |
| Bishop's Castle | 1,847 | 82 | 0 | A+ |
| Newtown | 10,882 | 194 | 0 | A− |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 22 | 1 | A− |
| Minsterley | 1,719 | 16 | 0 | B |
In brief
Montgomery in brief
Old houses are part of Montgomery’s character: 29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 111 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it. Of the whole list, 77% are houses, terraces and villas. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Montgomery’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Montgomery?
Cadw lists 111 buildings inside Montgomery’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 106 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Montgomery?
One: Parish Church of Saint Nicholas.
Are there scheduled monuments in Montgomery?
Yes, 3 scheduled monuments, including Montgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural Settlement, Montgomery Medieval Town, Part adjacent to Westmead, School Lane and Town Bank & Ditches.
How many conservation areas are there in Montgomery?
1, covering about 23 hectares of the town. The largest is Montgomery.
When were Montgomery’s buildings listed?
The first in 1950; the most, 50, in 1983.
How old are the homes in Montgomery?
29% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Montgomery has no History Grade.
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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