Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
10 Lion Street
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
- 51.94779, -3.39061
- Cadw reference
- 6958
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
Immediately to R of Church House.
History
Probably early-to-mid C19.
Exterior
Shop with accommodation above. Two storeys plus attic with rendered front. Slate roof with wide modern dormer. Two window front with tripartite sash windows in moulded architraves on both floors; only the first floor R window retains glazing bars. At left hand end on ground floor, doorway with architrave and flat hood; at right hand end camber-headed doorway with ledged door.
Reason for designation
A C19 building retaining overall character, and part of a group of historic buildings on the NE side of Lion Street. Group value with adjacent listed buildings in Lion Street.
Nearby in the register
- Church HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 9 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11a Lion StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 10 High Street InferiorCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.