Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
53 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
- 51.94724, -3.39077
- Cadw reference
- 6939
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
On corner with Steeple Lane.
History
Late C19. In early C20 occupied by Hein's, a music shop owned by the organist to St Mary's Church.
Exterior
Shop with accommodation over. Gothic detailing. Two storeys. Four bays to both High Street Inferior and one bay on corner. Painted brick walls, but with some stone. Slate roof; arcaded eaves. To High Street, 4 bays with pointed heads; on upper floor enclosing horned sash windows with pointed heads; on ground floor, shop windows, and doorway (in narrower 3rd bay). Gothic detailing at springing of arches. Corner bay with oriel window on first floor with corbelling and cornice; on ground floor, a doorway with pointed head. Return elevation of 4 bays similar to High Street elevation. Stuccoed rear elevation to Steeple Lane; horned sash windows; gabled block to R with 2 windows on first floor, and one below; to L, a 3-window block with altered pedimented doorcase in 3rd bay.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 52 High Street InferiorCommercialunder 1 mi
- 51 High Street InferiorCommercialunder 1 mi
- Ye Olde Cognac PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- HSBC BankCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.