Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
13 The Bulwark
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
- 51.94653, -3.38954
- Cadw reference
- 6843
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
The last tall building on this side of The Bulwark.
History
Early C19; former house, now shop.
Exterior
Three storey building; pebbledashed, stone plinth. Slate roof with flanking stacks and overhanging eaves. Three window front to The Bulwark. Small pane hornless sash windows. Twelve-pane sashes (4 over 8) to second floor; 16-pane sashes to first floor. On ground floor, central bay with moulded wooden doorcase with open pediment, fluted pilasters, panelled reveals, fanlight and 6-panelled door; flanked by tripartite sash windows.
Interior
Ground floor rooms with round-headed niches. Contemporary staircase with straight balusters and turned newels.
Reason for designation
Early C19 building retaining its character on important site in historic centre of Brecon. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call Box opposite Brecknock MuseumCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- 3 The BulwarkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Silurian HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nos 12 & 12aDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.