Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden Wall to rear of No.3 Buckingham Place to SE of Medieval Tower
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94585, -3.39163
- Cadw reference
- 6830
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
Forms rear boundary of garden to No.3 Buckingham Place. Best seen from Captain's Walk.
History
C18 or C19, and post era of destruction of medieval town walls in late C18, but possibly incorporating medieval masonry in the section of wall adjoining the town wall tower.
Exterior
Stone wall surmounted by iron railings with standards with urn finials; interrupted by higher arch in Gothic style which is flanked by gate piers of stone with stone slab capping; wooden door, early to mid C19, with pointed head and Gothic panelling. Doorway also has iron gate protecting door.
Reason for designation
Wall on or close to line of Medieval town wall of Brecon, possibly incorporating Medieval masonry. Group Value with No 3 Buckingham Place, and other sections of listed walls forming boundary between houses in Glamorgan Street and Captain's Walk.
Nearby in the register
- Town Wall and Gatehouse at Captain's WalkTown Wallunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall to rear of Havard and Morgannwg HousesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tower of Medieval Town Wall to rear of No.3 Buckingham PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Havard House, including Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gate; and Former Stable Blocks to East and WestEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.