Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Canal Weights & Measures Office at Canal Basin
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 21 January 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 January 1997
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94438, -3.38819
- Cadw reference
- 18110
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On N side of canal basin; to W of new bridge over canal, and opposite Theatre.
History
Formerly the weights and measures office at Brecon Canal Basin. The Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal, built from 1793, reached Brecon in 1800, and the building may date from then, but is known to have been in existence by 1834.
Exterior
Two storey tower-like building in grey rubble, limewashed, with pyramidal slate roof; brick chimney to NE corner. Camber-headed windows (brick arches) to each side to first floor at differing levels. On ground floor, doorway to NW side. Restored small-pane sash windows.
Interior
Remains of fireplace on first floor.
Reason for designation
Believed to be only surviving building (apart from bridges) in Brecon from early period of Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal, and a rare example of weighing and measuring office.
Nearby in the register
- Former BarnAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Borderers Guest HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 44 The WattonCommercialunder 1 mi
- Gremlin HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.