Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
13 High Street Inferior
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94768, -3.39109
- Cadw reference
- 6913
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 40 metres NW of town hall, where street line bends. Shown on OS map as No 15 but known to local authority as No 13.
History
C19 three-storey, one bay front to building of C17 or earlier construction.
Exterior
Three-storey one-window front; slate roof hipped to R. Cement rendered brick front wall; single sash window without glazing bars or horns on both first and second floors. Late C19/early C20 shop front on ground floor; doorway set back to L, fascia board and cornice between end pilasters.
Interior
Stoped and chamfered ceiling beam in rear part of ground floor.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 12 High Street InferiorNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 11 High Street InferiorNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Warwick HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- 9 High Street InferiorCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.