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
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 16 December 1976.
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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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
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.