Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
House, including Garden Walls, Piers Railings, and Gates
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
- 51.94644, -3.38728
- Cadw reference
- 6880
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
About 50m NE of junction with Little Free Street.
History
Pair of early-to-mid C19 cottages.
Exterior
No 24 has casement windows to upper floor, and on ground floor, a 12-pane sash window and 6-panelled door to L.
Forecourts enclosed by dwarf walls and iron railings which loop over themselves; gates in similar style. Stone piers to ends.
Reason for designation
Pair of Mid C19 houses retaining overall charcter despite loss of windows in No 25 with good C19 railings and gates.
Nearby in the register
- House, including Garden Walls, Piers Railings, and GatesNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 17 Free StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 16 Free StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 15 Free StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.