Tenant, Scotford Lawrence, who runs the National Cycle Collection which is based in the Automobile Palace, has called on the town council to buy the building.

The museum was saved from closure by residents of Llandrindod who raised £10,000. But councillors said at a meeting yesterday that they did not have anything like the £300,000 the building would cost.

Members agreed to consider the future of the building at the October meeting.