Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Cottage next to George Hotel
Brecon, Powys, Wales
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
- 51.94877, -3.39085
- Cadw reference
- 6890
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
Immediately to N of George Hotel
History
The cottage is situated to the NE of the hotel and is probably contemporary with it.
Exterior
Small house. Stone walls; brick dressings. Steep slate gabled roof with gable end to George Street; one storey and attic; fancy bargeboard Sash windows without glazing bars; one above; two below, one to each side of central blocked doorway. Roof slopes to both sides have flat-roofed dormer; tall brick chimney to R.
Interior
The interior has been renovated but stopped and chamfered ceiling beams and original roof trusses remain.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with George Hotel.
Nearby in the register
- The George HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- 6 The StruetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 4 The StruetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 The StruetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.