Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penlan Lodge, including railings and gate
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
- 51.95076, -3.38656
- Cadw reference
- 6864
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
At end of Cerrigcochion Lane, at entrance to derive of Nythfa Hotel.
History
Earlier C19; former lodge to Nythfa.
Exterior
Small lodge of one storey and attic. T-plan with large porch. Stone, with slate roof with diamond slates; central chimney with 2 diamond stacks; ornately carved cusped bargeboards. SE elevation with gabled porch towards L with cusped bargeboard and 3-centred headed arch of dressed stone with dripstone; small lancet window in southern wall of porch. South gable end with casement window above of two 4-centred headed lights with dripstone and a 2-light transomed window below. To R, a casement window of two four-centred headed lights set in a chamfered architrave with dripstone. NE gable with lancet window with dripstone above and transomed window of three 4-centred headed lights with dripstone below.
In front of lodge, iron railings and gate. Iron posts with vertical rails; cast-iron gatepiers, and gate similar to railings.
Reason for designation
Attractive earlier C19 lodge with remarkably well-preserved character. Group value with adjacent Nythfa Lodge.
Nearby in the register
- Garden Wall and Railings at Nythfa LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nythfa LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 6 & 7 Bellevue RoadNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 5 Belle Vue RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.