Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rear Garden Wall to Nos.18 to 21 Castle Street
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
- 51.94874, -3.39259
- Cadw reference
- 6861
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
To rear of Nos 18 to 21 Castle Street (consecutive), also connecting to part of Market.
History
Probably contemporary with Nos 18 to 21 Castle Street, earlier C19.
Exterior
High garden wall of stone rubble with coping, marks the boundary between Castle Street properties and what was formerly the forecourt on N side of Queen’s Head hotel (now demolished). Rear garden wall of No 21 Castle Street continues southward as E wall of open area and extends as far as entrance to vault under Market.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with Nos 18 to 21 (consec) Castle Street and Market Hall.
Nearby in the register
- 19 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 20 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 18 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 21 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.