Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 Orchard 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
- 51.94678, -3.39698
- Cadw reference
- 6978
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
About 75 metres SW of junction with Silver Street.
History
Probably early-to-mid C19. Some reinstatement of period details.
Exterior
No.8 has one-window front. Doorway to No.8 with stone pilasters and moulded cornice on carved consoles; modern glazed door.
Reason for designation
Early-to-mid C19 pair retaining much overall character with group value with adjacent listed buildings in Orchard Street.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Orchard StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 7 Orchard StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 10 Orchard StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Orchard StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.