Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Postern House
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94979, -3.39239
- Cadw reference
- 6991
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
Opposite Nos.9 & 10 The Postern.
History
Built in 1842 as the Borough Gaol. Lower block to R a little later.
Exterior
Former prison converted to house. Two-storey, 2-window front to The Postern, but rear elevation drops down a further level to river. Coursed red-brown stone. Pyramidal hipped roof with large square stone chimney. Two windows with semi-circular heads on the first floor, the northern one (to L) smaller with iron catches. On ground floor, a semi-circular headed doorway to left hand, overlight with iron grille and door with cover strips; a sash window without glazing bars to the right hand. R return of 3 windows, but only rear bay visible; semi-circular window to top floor; below this round-arched recess with rectangular casement window; below this small camber-headed cell window. Two-window elevation to rear, facing river; round-arched windows, blind to L.
To R of 2-storey block, a lower block in snecked stone with slate roof, hipped to R. Right return with camber-headed cell window. Rear elevation to river of 4 windows has camber-headed cell windows, and doorway in 3rd bay.
Reason for designation
Well-preserved early example of this building type. Group Value with other listed structures in The Postern.
Nearby in the register
- Garden Retaining Walls & Railings to Nos.9 & 10 The PosternDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Retaining Wall to Nos.11 & 12 The PosternDomesticunder 1 mi
- 8 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and RailingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 7 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and RailingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.