Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Beacon Pharmacy
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94692, -3.38973
- Cadw reference
- 6836
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
Second building from the NW end of this side of the Bulwark.
History
Probably early-to-mid C19. The fine shopfront is from C20.
Exterior
Early-to-mid C19 facade of 3 storeys, 2 windows; pebbledashed. Hipped slate roof. Window openings with moulded architraves; 9-pane sashes on 2nd floor, casements on 1st floor with C19 iron balconies. On ground floor, shop front with broad round-arched central doorway with surround of pediment and pilasters; fascia and cornice, end pilasters, small-pane shop windows.
Reason for designation
Early-to-mid C19 building with good shopfront. Group Value.
Nearby in the register
- Nibletts and Salad BowlDomesticunder 1 mi
- ThomsonDomesticunder 1 mi
- NiblettsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 The BulwarkNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.