Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No.1 Bethel Square
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 31 May 1961.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 May 1961
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94766, -3.39036
- Cadw reference
- 6955
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
At entrance to Bethel Square.
History
C18 in origin and formerly part of the Golden Lion Inn. Altered during Bethel Square redevelopment in 1990s.
Formerly with, on ground floor, paired sash to left-hand bay, and in right-hand bay, a 6-panelled house door with fanlight of 3 panes. The archway was formerly lower and elliptically-headed.
Exterior
Former house, now shop with accommodation above. Three storeys. Two bays. Slate roof. Elevation to Lion Street faced in cement rendering with coved eaves cornice; rusticated ground floor with moulded band above; pilaster to R. Small-pane horned sash windows. Two windows to top floor. Single window with paired sashes on first floor. Modern shop window on ground floor to L; to R, archway to Bethel Square with stepped keystone and quoins to jambs. Modern shop window to passageway.
Interior
Retains good semi-elliptical early C19 staircase.
Reason for designation
Important entry building to Bethel Square with early origins. Group Value with other listed buildings in Lion Street.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 20 Bethel SquareNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 7 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 10 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.