Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
13 Bridge Street including mounting block against front, and Wings of former Coaching Yard to rear
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 May 1961
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94722, -3.39553
- Cadw reference
- 6821
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On line of Street, towards centre of built-up N side of Bridge Street.
History
C18. Formerly the Greyhound Inn; in 1834, the New Greyhound Inn.
Exterior
Stucco street elevation of two storeys and attic (Velux lights to roof replace dormers), plinth. Three bays with centre bay breaking forward with simple pediment and blocked lunette window. Slate roof with flanking rectangular chimneys. Three 12-pane sash windows on first floor. On ground floor, two larger tripartite sash windows with small-pane glazing. Central doorway with pilasters, triangular pediment with boarded tympanum and six-panelled door. Mounting block of three stone steps against right hand end of facade. To the rear, former inn yard retains wings of stone along NE and NW sides.
Reason for designation
Listed as former C18 inn retaining overall character, and with Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- 12 Bridge StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 14 Bridge StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 Bridge StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 10 Bridge StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.