Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rear Garden Wall to No.5 Lion Street
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
- 51.94762, -3.38911
- Cadw reference
- 6950
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
Enclosing NW and NE sides of rear garden of the house.
History
The end of the wall follows the lione of the medieval town wall.
Exterior
Wall of stone rubble with stone slab capping which follows the course of the medieval town wall. Blocked arch with stone head in NW garden wall.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with house.
Nearby in the register
- Rear Garden Walls of No.4 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Lion StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Cantre SelyfDomesticunder 1 mi
- No.4 Lion Street, including Forecourt Gate & RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.