Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cobbled Steps and Pathway
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
- 51.95009, -3.39036
- Cadw reference
- 6941
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
Struet end of steps begins opposite Priory Bridge.
History
The street is an ancient one, and is named after King Charles the First who is said to have passed this way during the Civil War. The present surface probably dates from the C19.
Exterior
Old pathway now made up of 37 steps with surface of probably C19 cobbled setts with blocks of stone at the edge of each step.
Reason for designation
Picturesque and unusual cobbled steps and pathway. Group Value with Nos 1 & 2 King Street, and listed pavement and buildings at foot of steps in the Struet.
Nearby in the register
- No.1 King Street including dwarf walls and iron railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 King StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 18 The StruetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Huntingdon HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.