Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rear Garden Walls of No.4 Lion Street
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
- 51.94745, -3.38890
- Cadw reference
- 6948
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
Enclosing SE and NE sides of rear garden of the house.
History
Probably contemporary with the house (mid C18) but with later repairs. Close to line of medieval town wall.
Exterior
Walls of red brick with stone capping . Long wall on eastern side of garden is partly of stone towards NE end. Wall at northern end of garden is to the N of the line of the medieval town wall which runs through the garden but which for this part of its course no longer exists above ground level.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with No.4 Lion Street.
Nearby in the register
- Rear Garden Wall to No.5 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- No.4 Lion Street, including Forecourt Gate & RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cantre SelyfDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Lion StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.