Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Orchard House
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
- 51.94551, -3.39883
- Cadw reference
- 6981
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
On S side of street, about 50 metres E of junction with Newmarch Street; on corner with lane.
History
Early-to-mid C19 house.
Exterior
Front wing facing Orchard Street is two storeys, three bays; cement render with end pilasters; stone plinth, and pilaster and slate roof with flanking stacks on ridge. On first floor, three 12-pane hornless sash windows. On ground floor, in each end bay, a tripartite sash window with glazing bars; capped pilasters, frieze and cornice. Doorway in centre bay with similar pilasters, frieze and cornice; panelled reveals, 6-panelled door and fanlight with diamond tracery. Right hand return with longrear wing; first a block with lower eaves; then a taller 3-storey wing, with timber gable facing SW; modern windows.
Reason for designation
Early-to-mid C19 house retaining its historic character on prominent corner site on one of principal roads leading into historic centre of Brecon.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St David, LlanfaesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 11 Orchard StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 10 Orchard StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 9 Orchard StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.